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21-year-old with 33 previous convictions may be 'the wrong crowd himself'
Summary
Aaron Crowley, a 21-year-old man from Tallaght, Dublin, appeared before Judge Anne Watkin at Dún Laoghaire District Court regarding an incident on March 17, 2024. Crowley admitted to charges of careless driving and the unlawful possession of cocaine under section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977. The court heard that Crowley was driving a Honda Civic on Simmonscourt Road when he failed to stop and swerved past a garda directing traffic. Although originally charged with dangerous driving, the charge was reduced to careless driving. Crowley pleaded guilty to both remaining offences. Gardaí noted that a drug-driving test yielded no positive results. The court was informed that Crowley has 33 previous convictions, including 25 road-traffic offences and drug-related charges such as possession of heroin for sale or supply. He is currently serving a two-year driving ban. Defence counsel Michael O'BL argued that Crowley had fallen in with the wrong crowd but had abstained from drugs for 18 months. Judge Watkin remarked that Crowley sounded like he was "the wrong crowd himself" and expressed surprise he had not been jailed given his record, which included supplying drugs he did not use. The judge ordered a probation report and adjourned sentencing until January.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 21-year-old with 33 previous convictions may be 'the wrong crowd himself'. Charges or matters: careless driving and the unlawful possession of cocaine under section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 17 March Incident
- 2025-10-01 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: careless driving and the unlawful possession of cocaine under section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Watkin responded: "From what I've heard, he sounds like he is the wrong crowd himself." She added it was "amazing" that Crowley had not already been jailed given the nature of his record, which included supplying drugs he did not himself use.; She ordered a probation report and adjourned sentencing until January.
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Topics
Drugs Road Traffic Stage Sentence
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