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Father of six who was living in car is jailed for dangerous driving

Summary

Charlie Maughan, 42, of 77 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1, was sentenced by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to four years in prison for dangerous driving. He pleaded guilty to the offence committed on 28 April 2019 at Snugborough Road, Dublin 15, when he was driving a car that he was living in. The court heard that his wife and two of their youngest children were passengers at the time. Maughan had increased speed while being followed by Garda officers who had activated their lights and siren, went the wrong way around a roundabout, swerved to the other side of the road and overtook three cars. Judge Pauline Codd described his conduct as reckless driving and noted that a car is essentially a dangerous weapon. She suspended the final 18 months of the sentence on the condition that Maughan follow the conditions of probation, citing mitigating factors such as his living situation and potential for therapy.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Father of six who was living in car is jailed for dangerous driving. Charges or matters: dangerous driving at Snugborough Road, Dublin 15 on April 28 2019. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• April 28 2019 Incident
• 2021-04-12 Publication

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Topics

Road Traffic Stage Sentence

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