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Eight month suspended sentence and ten year ban for dangerous driving offence
Summary
Michael Fay, aged 22, was sentenced by Swords District Court to an eight‑month suspended custodial term and a ten‑year driving disqualification after pleading guilty to two counts of dangerous driving, non‑payment of a taxi fare, and criminal damage. The dangerous driving incidents occurred on 26 October 2013 at Jugback Lane and involved Fay driving a moped in a dangerous manner, failing to stop for Garda officers, and later driving onto a green area in Castlegrange Estate. Garda Conor Tumbleton and Garda Brian Reidy testified that Fay was pursued on foot after he left a footpath. On 8 December 2013, Fay refused to pay a €17 taxi fare and was abusive; he later urinated in a Garda cell, causing €88.75 of damage. The court imposed a suspended four‑month prison term for each dangerous driving charge, disqualifying Fay from driving for four years and an additional six years, respectively, and fined him €200 for the damage.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Eight month suspended sentence and ten year ban for dangerous driving offence. Charges or matters: two counts of dangerous driving on October 26th, 2013 at Jugback Lane in Swords; non payment of a taxi fare on December 8th, 2013 and criminal damage at Swords Garda Station on the same date. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 26th, 2013 Incident
- December 8th, 2013 Incident
- 2014-01-28 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: two counts of dangerous driving on October 26th, 2013 at Jugback Lane in Swords; non payment of a taxi fare on December 8th, 2013 and criminal damage at Swords Garda Station on the same date (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Adding that Fay is 'a danger to have around the place.' He sentenced Fay to four months in prison which he suspended for two years for dangerous driving and disqualified him from driving for four years. He further sentenced him to four months, which he suspended, to run consecutively, for a second count of dangerous driving and disqualified him from driving for a further six years.
Places mentioned
- Castlegrange Way
- Swords
- Swords District Court
- criminal damage at Swords Garda Station
- Swords
- restrain Fay outside Swords Garda Station
- cell in the garda station
- damage caused to Swords Garda Station
- North Street
- Swords
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