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Serial offender was under 40-year ban during high speed chase

Date
2019-03-22

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Tallaght

County
Dublin

Summary

A 29‑year‑old man named Graham Taylor, who had a 40‑year driving disqualification and 121 prior convictions, was heard in a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court about a high‑speed chase that began on 19 June 2016 in Tallaght. The court considered three counts of endangerment and three counts of dangerous driving. Taylor, who denies the charges, was stopped at a traffic light at 12.30 pm on the junction of Brookfield and Cheeverstown Roads when a Volkswagen Passat, driven by Taylor, turned onto Brookfield Road. Garda David Jennings moved his vehicle to block the Passat, but it accelerated, prompting a pursuit. The chase lasted about two minutes, involved driving at 120 km/h in a 50 km/h zone, wrong‑way driving around roundabouts, and forcing other motorists onto the pavement. No collisions or injuries were reported.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Serial offender was under 40-year ban during high speed chase. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

June 19, 2016 Incident
2019-03-22 Publication

Case subjects

Unnamed 29-year-old

Convicted Person

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; Taylor, who was disqualified from driving for 40 years in 2012, continues to deny involvement in the offences.; Judge Karen O'Connor adjourned sentencing to consider a probation report currently being prepared.