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Disqualified driver reached speeds of 200kph during garda chase

Date
2017-01-12

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Navan

County
Meath

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Andrew Allen, 38, was sentenced to five and a half years' imprisonment for a series of offences including endangerment, dangerous driving and driving without insurance. The court heard that Allen, a disqualified driver, was pursued by ten Garda patrol cars on the M50, reaching speeds up to 200 km/h, and collided with two patrol cars during the chase. He pleaded guilty to burglary on Navan Road in April 2016 and to multiple road traffic offences. Judge Patricia Ryan imposed a suspended final year and ordered one year of probation supervision. Allen received medical treatment for minor injuries sustained during the pursuit, and no Garda or civilian injuries were reported. The case highlighted Allen's history of 87 convictions and his prior warning of a threat to his life by Garda officers.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Disqualified driver reached speeds of 200kph during garda chase. Charges or matters: endangerment, dangerous driving and driving without insurance at various locations in the city on October 7, 2015; burglary at a house on the Navan Road on April 11, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

October 7, 2015 Incident
April 11, 2016 Incident
April 2016 Incident
2017-01-12 Publication

Case subjects

Andrew Allen

Defendant

Charges: endangerment, dangerous driving and driving without insurance at various locations in the city on October 7, 2015; burglary at a house on the Navan Road on April 11, 2016 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Patricia Ryan imposed sentences totalling five and a half years with the final year suspended and ordered one year probation supervision. Allen, a disqualified driver, was also found to be driving without insurance.