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Businessman falsely reported Porsche stolen after hit-and-run

Date
2018-03-07

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Eamon Colley, a 51‑year‑old Dublin businessman, was found guilty of making false statements after he abandoned his Porsche Boxster in Phoenix Park following a hit‑and‑run incident on 14 February 2017. Colley had crashed into a motorist who was stopping to let a deer cross the road, causing €9,413 in damage to the victim's Volkswagen Golf. CCTV footage showed Colley driving away with smoke from his Porsche's front and later yelling at a car‑park ticket machine. He reported the vehicle stolen at Blanchardstown Garda Station on 15 February and again at his business address the same day. The court accepted his admissions of being intoxicated and of leaving the scene to avoid drink‑driving prosecution. He was sentenced to a 21‑month suspended term and an 18‑month driving ban, with no prior convictions recorded.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Businessman falsely reported Porsche stolen after hit-and-run. Charges or matters: making a false statement at Blanchardstown Garda Station on February 15, 2017; making a further false statement at his business at Clonsilla Service Centre, Clonsilla Road, Dublin 15 on the same date. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

February 15, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
February 14, 2017 Incident
February 15 Hearing Or Sentence
2018-03-07 Publication

Why: The detective told Judge Martin Nolan that he believed Colley had left the crash scene because he had been intoxicated. CNI source report

Case subjects

Eamon Colley

Defendant

Charges: making a false statement at Blanchardstown Garda Station on February 15, 2017; making a further false statement at his business at Clonsilla Service Centre, Clonsilla Road, Dublin 15 on the same date (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Colley, who received a 21 month suspended sentence, turned up at Blanchardstown Garda Station the following day to report his Porsche stolen. He imposed a 21 month suspended sentence and an 18 month driving ban, noting that Colley should not escape the burden of a drink driving conviction.