A 31-year-old Ukrainian man has been sentenced to six months in prison arising out of the careless driving of a van that led to the death of an unborn baby. The court heard that Ms Aylward, who was 31 weeks pregnant at the time, had to have an emergency C-Section after being brought by ambulance to Wexford General Hospital. However, he set a headline sentence of nine months and sentenced Dudek to six months in prison. 'Jax's Law': Ms Aylward calls for legal changeSaoirse Aylward has now launched a campaign for legislative reform to address what she has described as a 'gap' in the law. Yurii Dudek, with an address in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, was sentenced to six months in prison at Wexford Circuit Criminal Court.

Source: Irish Examiner February 27, 2026 19:01 UTC