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The mother of Estlin Wall (3) said this Friday that learning that the man whose careless driving caused her daughter’s death is looking to get back driving before his ban is served “is another dagger in the heart”.
The mother of a little girl killed in a crash has appealed for the laws to change so no other family has to go through the same trauma.
Mum Amy, dad Vicent and Estlin Mr O’Flaherty was initially given a €1,500 fine and four-year driving ban but a Court of Appeal ruling earlier this week imposed a 16-month sentence which was suspended in full if he is of good behaviour for two years. Mrs Dutil-Wall, 37, who’s husband Vincent suffered a traumatic brain injury in the collision, said she feels the suspended sentence doesn’t act as a deterrent and said he deserved some jail time. The devastated mum told the Irish Sun: “It’s really a sense of disappointment I guess. “We’re nearing on four years from the crash, so Es...