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Jail for man who took supermarket delivery van on garda chase
Summary
Alan Horan, 49, was jailed for one year after taking a SuperValu delivery van and driving it in a high‑speed five‑minute chase through Clondalkin. He had lifted the van keys from a counter while the delivery driver was on his rounds. Horan pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to dishonestly appropriating keys, endangerment, dangerous driving and driving without insurance. The chase took place around Moorefield Parade and Cappaghmore, where children were playing. Garda Vincent Daly described Horan's driving as reckless, noting he drove at 80 km/h in a 15 km/h zone and over 100 km/h at a roundabout. Horan was arrested after the chase and smelled strongly of alcohol. The judge, Martin Nolan, called the offence "very stupid, opportunistic" and imposed a one‑year sentence, disqualifying Horan from driving for five years. The court noted Horan's 84 previous convictions, including a hit‑and‑run, and his drug and alcohol dependency.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jail for man who took supermarket delivery van on garda chase. Charges or matters: dishonestly appropriating keys without the consent of the owner, endangerment, dangerous driving and driving with no insurance around the Moorefield Parade and Cappaghmore areas in Clondalkin on December 27, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 27, 2016 Incident
- 2017-12-07 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: dishonestly appropriating keys without the consent of the owner, endangerment, dangerous driving and driving with no insurance around the Moorefield Parade and Cappaghmore areas in Clondalkin on December 27, 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A Dublin man who took a SuperValu delivery van on a five-minute high speed garda chase has been jailed for one year. Judge Nolan imposed the one year prison sentence, saying he was being "very lenient", and disqualified Horan from driving for five years.
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Topics
Drugs Road Traffic Stage Sentence
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