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Teen who drove at 200km/h disqualifed and given four-month sentence
Summary
John Joyce, a 19‑year‑old from Swords and Coolock, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving on the M1 motorway at Swords on 15 September 2013. He was driving an Audi A4 at speeds up to 200 km/h, forcing other motorists to take evasive action and causing a patrol car to travel at 170 km/h in pursuit. Garda Connor Tumbleton testified that Joyce continued at high speed and could not be kept up by the patrol car until it caught up and stopped him. Joyce also failed to stop for Gardaí on the same date. The Swords District Court, presided over by Judge Dermot Dempsey, sentenced him to a four‑month suspended term, fined him €500, disqualified him from driving for two years, and imposed a one‑year suspension on the custodial sentence. He was also ordered to pay recognisance in the event of an appeal.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Teen who drove at 200km/h disqualifed and given four-month sentence. Charges or matters: dangerous driving on September 15th, 2013 on the M1 and failing to stop for gardai on the same date. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 15th, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2014-02-10 Publication
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Defendant
Charges: dangerous driving on September 15th, 2013 on the M1 and failing to stop for gardai on the same date (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Dermot Dempsey remarked 'Does he want his kids to see lunatics like him on the road?' He said Joyce 'should consider himself lucky he is not going to prison,' and convicted and sentenced him to four months, which he suspended for one year. He also fined Joyce €500 and disqualified him from driving for two years.
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