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Jail for man who led gardai on dangerous motorway chase
Summary
Derek Reville, 40, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to stealing a suitcase and its €250 worth of contents from the Arc Bar, Liffey Valley, on July 21, 2017. He also admitted to endangerment on the M50 and at a junction at Clonshaugh Road, dangerous driving at Bothar Na Life, Lucan, and having no insurance at Greencastle Road, Coolock, on the same date. Prosecution evidence detailed that Reville led gardai on a ten-minute chase, driving his Renault Laguna at speeds up to 180 kmph, weaving through traffic, and driving the wrong way down a dual carriageway. The chase ended when he crashed at Greencastle Road. Judge Martin Nolan described the actions as "reprehensible" and the driving as "deplorable." Reville, who had 17 previous convictions, was on bail for seven other offences and had a four-month suspended sentence at the time. The court imposed a three-and-a-half-year jail term, backdated to when he entered custody. He was also banned from driving for four years.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jail for man who led gardai on dangerous motorway chase. Charges or matters: stealing a suitcase and its €250 worth of contents from the Arc Bar, Liffey Valley, Dublin on July 21, 2017; endangerment on the M50 and at a junction at Clonshaugh Road, dangerous driving at Bothar Na Life, Lucan, and having no insurance at Greencastle Road, Coolock on the same date. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 21, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-12-13 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: stealing a suitcase and its €250 worth of contents from the Arc Bar, Liffey Valley, Dublin on July 21, 2017; endangerment on the M50 and at a junction at Clonshaugh Road, dangerous driving at Bothar Na Life, Lucan, and having no insurance at Greencastle Road, Coolock on the same date (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was on bail for seven other offences and had a four month suspended sentence at the time. He backdated the sentence to when he entered custody and banned Reville from driving for four years.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Clonshaugh Road
- Lucan
- Greencastle
- Greencastle Road
- Reville drive
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Greencastle
- Greencastle Road
Topics
Road Traffic Stage Sentence Theft
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