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Addict with 226 convictions endangered kids during high speed chase
Summary
A 34‑year‑old Dublin man was sentenced to six and a half years' imprisonment for a high‑speed chase on the M50 that endangered his partner and two small children. He had 226 prior convictions and was already serving a sentence for a petrol‑bomb attack. The court heard he pleaded guilty to endangerment, dangerous driving, criminal damage, driving without a licence and insurance, possession of a foil bag for theft, and refusal to provide a blood or urine sample. He also admitted to a Tesco Metro robbery in 2020. CCTV showed him driving over a shopping centre median, evading barriers, and then speeding onto the motorway, where he swerved between lanes and used the hard shoulder. The judge noted his long history of offending, his drug addiction, and the lack of a licence or insurance, and disqualified him from driving for ten years.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Addict with 226 convictions endangered kids during high speed chase. Charges or matters: a number of offences in relation to the events of March 15, 2021, including endangerment, dangerous driving, criminal damage, driving without a licence and insurance, possession of a foil bag with intent to use it in a theft and refusing to give a blood or urine sample to gardaí; taking part in the robbery of a Tesco Metro at Terenure, Dublin on September 14, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 15, 2021 Incident
- September 14, 2020 Incident
- 2022-05-31 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: a number of offences in relation to the events of March 15, 2021, including endangerment, dangerous driving, criminal damage, driving without a licence and insurance, possession of a foil bag with intent to use it in a theft and refusing to give a blood or urine sample to gardaí; taking part in the robbery of a Tesco Metro at Terenure, Dublin on September 14, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A man who led gardaí on a lengthy high-speed chase along the M50 while his two small children were in the backseat of his car, has been jailed for six and a half years.
Places mentioned
Topics
Drugs Road Traffic Stage Sentence Theft
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