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Criminal jailed for taking part in robbery that resulted in fatal crash
Summary
Terry Meegan Jr, 27, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to an operating sentence of four years and three months imprisonment. He pleaded guilty to robbery at a Centra shop in Dalkey on March 10, 2020, as well as trespass, criminal damage, and assault committed in December 2019. Judge Martin Nolan imposed two years and three months for the robbery and two years for the earlier offences, ordered to run consecutively. The robbery involved Edward Andrews, 26, who received a separate sentence of three years and three months in December 2020. The getaway car was driven by Darren Rowe, 35, who was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years for dangerous driving causing death. During the escape, the vehicle struck two pedestrians, resulting in the death of Jacqueline McGovern, 54, and injuries to Audrey Began. Meegan was on bail for the 2019 assault at the time of the robbery. The court acknowledged mitigation including his guilty plea, remorse, and completion of residential drug treatment, but prioritized punishment over rehabilitation given the severity of the crimes.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Criminal jailed for taking part in robbery that resulted in fatal crash. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 10, 2020 Incident
- December 26, 2019 Incident
- March 2020 Incident
- December 2020 Incident
- December 2019 Incident
- 2021-02-02 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Outcome: Rowe was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years imprisonment for the offence of dangerous driving causing death.
Defendant
Outcome: Andrews received a sentence of three years and three months imprisonment for his role in the robbery at a sentence hearing in December 2020.
Places mentioned
Topics
Drugs Road Traffic Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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