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Banned 'joyrider' who drove at gardai has jail term overturned
Summary
Jordan Grimes, 27, had a three‑month jail term for dangerous driving and driving without insurance overturned on appeal, replaced by a suspended six‑month sentence. He remains under a four‑year driving disqualification and a six‑year, three‑month prison term for driving without insurance, which now runs concurrently with the suspended sentence. Grimes was caught joy‑riding an e‑scrambler bike on the Royal Canal Greenway on 5 January 2024, driving at speed toward Garda Gerard Hanahoe and a colleague. The Garda reported that Grimes narrowly avoided hitting them and that he claimed to be travelling only 70 km/h. He was already serving a 20‑year driving ban at the time of the incident. The court required Grimes to enter probation supervision and comply with drug counselling, while his driving disqualification remains in force. Jordan Grimes was convicted.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Banned 'joyrider' who drove at gardai has jail term overturned. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Convicted
When:
- January 5, 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2025-10-13 Publication
Why: He said that Grimes was joyriding up and down the greenway and he became concerned with his manner of driving because there were a number of pedestrians in the area. CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Judge Deirdre Browne said that Grimes has had a sentence and a driving ban imposed in the past for other matters but these didn't "seem to have had an impact on him". Judge Brown decided to increase the sentence from three months to six months in relation to both concurrent charges but suspended them both in their entirety for a period of one year.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Sheriff Street
- District Court Appeals Court
Topics
Drugs Road Traffic Stage Appeal
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