Desmond Collopy jailed for dangerous driving causing death

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Desmond Collopy was jailed for six and a half years for dangerous driving causing death at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 22 July 2015. The offence occurred at North Street, Swords, on 16 August 2014.

Collopy had pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death, driving while disqualified, having no insurance and failing to stop after an accident. Judge Martin Nolan also disqualified him from driving for 10 years, after finding that he had driven dangerously and left the scene.