Former prison officer Laura Adair admitted killing pedestrian Kelly Ann Sherlock when she drove through a red light.
A former prison officer who killed a pedestrian by driving through a red light has been jailed for six months.
"In tragic cases like this there are no winners Ms Adair, only losers as a result of your high culpability careless driving,' Judge Neil Rafferty KC told Belfast Crown Court on Monday. Mr McNeill said the weather was good on the morning of the accident, the road was well lit and there were visible signs and road markings on the dual carriageway alerting drivers to the approaching pedestrian crossing.An engineer's report assessed that Adair was driving at 43mph in a 40mph zone at the time she struck Ms Sherlock and there were no defects to the BMW car.
Mr Kearney outlined how Adair had been promoted to a senior officer role shortly after joining the prison service.
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