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Jail for scrambler strike that left student with serious injuries
Summary
Shane Ward, 24, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for dangerous driving that caused serious harm to a foreign student, Radhika Lausin, 28, at Drimnagh LUAS Stop on 30 January 2020. Ward, riding an uninsured scrambler motorbike, struck Lausin from behind while she had just disembarked from the LUAS. The collision sent the bike into a nearby canal; Ward escaped the scene on a friend's bike. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving without insurance and leaving the scene. Lausin suffered head injury, jaw and wrist fractures, and a thigh injury, requiring two operations. The court noted Ward's prior insurance offence and his remorse, including a €10,000 payment. Judge Martin Nolan imposed the custodial sentence and a six‑year driving disqualification. Ward's case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jail for scrambler strike that left student with serious injuries. Charges or matters: dangerous driving causing serious harm at Drimnagh LUAS Stop, Drimnagh, on January 30, 2020; driving with no insurance and to leaving the scene of the offence at the same address on the same date. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 30, 2020 Incident
- 2021-02-24 Publication
Why: He said his client was willing to sell his car in order to raise more funds. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: dangerous driving causing serious harm at Drimnagh LUAS Stop, Drimnagh, on January 30, 2020; driving with no insurance and to leaving the scene of the offence at the same address on the same date (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He sentenced Ward to two years imprisonment and disqualified him from driving for six years.
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