Ronald Lawlor jailed for dangerous driving after high-speed chase

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Ronald Lawlor was jailed for three and a half years for dangerous driving and related offences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 25 October 2018, with the final 12 months suspended. The offences arose during a high-speed chase through Belmayne, Dublin, on 10 December 2016.

Lawlor pleaded guilty to endangerment, dangerous driving, damaging a garda patrol car and failing to provide a breath sample. The court also imposed a further 10-year driving ban and directed him to work with the Probation Service on alcohol misuse and, if suitable, a road safety programme.

The court was told that Lawlor had 164 previous convictions, mainly for road traffic offences, and nine driving disqualifications when he was arrested.