Jake Walsh jailed for dangerous driving causing serious harm

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Jake Walsh was jailed for 27 months for dangerous driving causing serious harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court; the reports were published on 28 February 2025. The court also disqualified him from driving for five years.

The collision happened at the junction of the Naas Road and Long Mile Road in Dublin on 30 October 2021. Walsh had pleaded guilty to the offence.

Investigators estimated that Walsh was travelling at up to 129km/h in a 60km/h zone. The injured motorist had gone through three red lights, apparently by mistake, and investigators found Walsh’s speed was the main factor in the collision.

The motorist suffered a traumatic brain injury, several fractures and a liver injury, and had to relearn how to walk. He spent eight weeks in hospital in Ireland and a further 10 months at a rehabilitation centre in the UK.