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Quad bike drink-driver disqualified after crash with car carrying children

Date
2025-10-03

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Tallaght

County
Dublin

Summary

In Tallaght District Court, Gary Brogan, 27, pleaded guilty to drink‑driving, careless driving, driving without insurance and without a licence after his Yamaha quad bike collided with a Nissan Qashqai carrying three young children on 18 August 2023. The collision occurred as the car was turning right; none of the passengers were injured, but Brogan sustained a broken collarbone and kneecap. A urine test at Tallaght University Hospital showed 207 mg of alcohol per 100 ml, exceeding the legal limit. Brogan could not produce a licence or insurance documents. He admitted no memory of the crash, apologized, and had no prior road‑traffic convictions, only minor public‑order and trespassing offences. Judge Patricia McNamara fined him €500 payable over five months and disqualified him from driving for a mandatory minimum of three years, citing the seriousness of the offence and the need for a wake‑up call.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Quad bike drink-driver disqualified after crash with car carrying children. Charges or matters: drink-driving, careless driving, having no insurance and driving without a licence at Killinarden Heights on 18 August, 2023. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

18 August Hearing Or Sentence
2025-10-03 Publication

Case subjects

Gary Brogan

Defendant

Charges: drink-driving, careless driving, having no insurance and driving without a licence at Killinarden Heights on 18 August, 2023 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Taking into account his guilty pleas, which had saved the State having to call witnesses, the judge imposed a €500 fine with five months for payment, and disqualified Brogan from driving for the mandatory minimum three years.