2015-01-12
Young man convicted of failing to report incident after woman's finger is severed in his car door
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Judge John Coughlan convicted and fined Dennis €100 stating that a driver is legally responsible for the actions of his passengers. 'The driver deliberately made the decision not to go back to the scene when he was informed by his passengers that a girl as on the ground. He made a deliberate decision not to go back.' He fined Dennis €100 and fixed recognisance in the event of an appeal.