Robert Faherty pleads guilty to careless driving causing serious harm

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Robert Faherty pleaded guilty to careless driving causing serious harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 7 April 2017; sentencing had not yet occurred. The charge followed a collision on Malahide Road, Dublin, on 4 February 2015, when his car struck cyclist Grainne Duncan.

The court heard Faherty had been driving without his lights on, while speed and alcohol were not factors. Duncan suffered severe brain damage, and the court was told she had been in a coma for two months. Judge Pauline Codd reserved judgment until 5 May.