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Drunk man broke into dealership, stole car

Date
2021-10-11

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Tallaght

County
Dublin

Summary

David Morgan, aged 30, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to burglary, unlawful vehicle taking and property damage at LPD Cars & Commercials, Greenhills Road, Tallaght, on 3 September 2018. He also pleaded guilty to refusing a sample at Tallaght Garda Station and driving without insurance on Homelawn Avenue, both on the same date. Judge Melanie Greally sentenced him to two years in prison, suspended in full, after noting his admissions, remorse, apology and payment of €1,700 compensation to the dealership. The suspension is conditional on Morgan keeping the peace and good behaviour for two years. Morgan had been on a probation bond since January 2020, had engaged satisfactorily with the Probation Service, and is expected to finish his work with them in 2022. He was intoxicated during the offences and had been observed driving at high speed, crashing into parked cars, and resisting arrest.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Drunk man broke into dealership, stole car. Charges or matters: burglary, unlawfully taking a vehicle and damaging property at LPD Cars & Commercials, Greenhills Road, Tallaght, on September 3, 2018; refusing to give a sample at Tallaght Garda Station and driving without insurance at Homelawn Avenue, Tallaght, both also on September 3, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

September 3, 2018 Incident
January 2020 Other
2021-10-11 Publication

Case subjects

David Morgan

Defendant

Charges: burglary, unlawfully taking a vehicle and damaging property at LPD Cars & Commercials, Greenhills Road, Tallaght, on September 3, 2018; refusing to give a sample at Tallaght Garda Station and driving without insurance at Homelawn Avenue, Tallaght, both also on September 3, 2018 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Greally sentenced Morgan to two years in prison which she suspended in full having taken into account his admissions, remorse and an apology. The sentence was suspended on condition that Morgan keep the peace and be of good behaviour for two years.