Banned driver with mental illness avoids jail after evidence he was under influence of nephew

A Dublin man with a history of dangerous driving offences was handed a fully suspended four-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 4 April 2022. James Maughan (36) pleaded guilty to endangerment, dangerous driving, and driving without insurance following an incident at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre on 27 February 2020. Gardaí pursued his vehicle through residential areas at high speed before abandoning…