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Toddler seriously injured after being hit by high scrambler rider

Date
2022-05-23

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Dublin park, 21‑year‑old Gary Foy, riding a borrowed scrambler bike, collided with a stationary quad bike that a mother and her two‑year‑old baby were sitting on. The infant sustained serious injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, and was treated by a medical professional who described him as the most severely injured two‑year‑old he had treated who survived. Foy, who had been riding scramblers for ten years, pleaded guilty to careless driving causing serious bodily harm, driving without insurance, and driving under the influence of cannabis. No vehicles were permitted in the park's green area. The court adjourned the case to October to prepare a probation report, noting the high risk of the activity and the public park setting. No victim impact statement was presented. The child has since been discharged but will need ongoing rehabilitative services. The case remains pending.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Toddler seriously injured after being hit by high scrambler rider. Charges or matters: careless driving causing serious bodily harm at a west Dublin park, on September 17, 2020; driving without insurance and driving while under the influence of an intoxicant in relation to cannabis found in his system. Procedural stage: trial

When:

September 17, 2020 Adjournment
2022-05-23 Publication

Case subjects

Gary Foy

Defendant

Charges: careless driving causing serious bodily harm at a west Dublin park, on September 17, 2020; driving without insurance and driving while under the influence of an intoxicant in relation to cannabis found in his system (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Melanie Greally adjourned the case until October to allow a probation report be prepared.