Wicklow driver crash sentencing as young Wicklow driver has narrowly avoided incarceration for a harrowing incident that left her friend with serious injuries. The driver, Michaela Dickenson, was speeding on a country road when she lost control of her vehicle, resulting in a crash. The Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court heard the case and delivered its judgment last Thursday, sparing Dickenson from a jail sentence. Key takeaways Michaela Dickenson pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm. One passenger, Alicia Larkin, sustained severe injuries and continues to suffer the consequences. The court suspended Dickenson’s two-year prison sentence and imposed a six-year driving ban. Michaela Dickenson, a 21-year-old from Co Wicklow, escaped jail time but received a driving ban after her dangerous driving led to a serious crash, injuring a friend. Details of the Crash and Court Hearing Dickenson, then 18, was driving her friends to a party when the accident occurred. The vehicle, carrying six passengers, flipped over after hitting a grass verge. Garda Damien Fenlon testified that Dickenson was driving at 123km/h in an 80km/h zone. Despite pleas from her friends, Dickenson’s reckless driving resulted in a crash that caused lasting harm, particularly to passenger Alicia Larkin. “Read more: First Meeting of UK’s New East-West Council Takes Place” Consequences and Sentencing Outcomes In court, Dickenson faced the gravity of her actions, which could have had even more dire outcomes. Judge Patrick Quinn considered the fact that Dickenson was neither under the (influence) nor uninsured, which played a role in his sentencing decision. Ultimately, he suspended…