Pair made false injury claim after reversing into off-duty garda

A man and woman pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to making false personal injury claims following a car accident on Griffith Avenue in May 2019. Rene Cifra reversed his vehicle into a van driven by an off-duty garda whilst attempting to locate a delivery address fifteen minutes into his employment. Following a €650 insurance settlement, Cifra subsequently filed a fraudulent injury claim with Liberty…