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Young man avoids jail for inflicting 'life endangering' injuries to toddler in scrambler crash
Summary
Gary Foy, 21, pleaded guilty to careless driving causing serious bodily harm, driving without insurance and driving under the influence of cannabis after a scrambler collided with a stationary quad bike in a Dublin park on 17 September 2020. The collision left a two‑year‑old toddler with a traumatic brain injury. Foy, who had ridden scramblers for ten years, claimed he could not remember the incident. Judge Melanie Greally set a headline sentence of two years for the careless driving count and five months for each of the other two counts. She imposed a 16‑month prison sentence for the careless driving offence, suspended on strict conditions, and 180 hours of community service for the remaining counts. Foy was also disqualified from driving for five years and placed under probation supervision for 12 months. The court noted the child's serious injuries and Foy's remorse and steps to address his addiction.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Young man avoids jail for inflicting 'life endangering' injuries to toddler in scrambler crash. 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: sentence
When:
- September 17, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2022-10-27 Publication
Case subjects
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 Greally imposed a 16-month sentence suspended on strict conditions in relation to the careless driving count and a community service order in relation to the two remaining counts. She imposed a 16-month prison sentence in relation to the count of careless driving, suspended on strict conditions.; No update on the child's condition was provided to the court for the finalisation hearing.
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Topics
Drugs Road Traffic Stage Sentence
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