2022-01-13
'Very valuable' tree hit in high speed chase cost €2k to replace, court hears
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Passing sentence today, Judge Martin Nolan said it seems McDonagh decided to evade gardaí for "whatever reason", lost control of the vehicle and crashed into "a very valuable tree". Judge Nolan sentenced McDonagh to two years imprisonment but suspended the sentence in its entirety on strict conditions.