A disqualified driver who drove down the wrong side of the M50 to escape gardaí before ploughing into the car of an elderly couple has been jailed for seven and a half years.
A disqualified driver who drove down the wrong side of the M50 to escape gardaí before ploughing into the car of an elderly couple has been jailed for seven and a half years.
Brian Reilly (24) ruined the lives of John and Ellen Armstrong after he crashed into their car when they were stopped at a red light in Finglas last January, Judge Melanie Greally told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court yesterday.
Ellen Armstrong suffered significant injuries and had to have the tip of her thumb amputated, which has left her dependent on others, the court heard.
Reilly, a disqualified driver with 126 previous convictions, was trying to escape gardaí after he was stopped and asked for his driving licence.
Disqualified driver who ruined lives in crash is jailed for six years Brian Reilly (24) drove down wrong side of M50 to evade gardaí before ploughing into car of an elderly couple
Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 14:39 Isabel Hayes
The defendant fled the scene of the crash and was found by gardaí hiding behind a nearby bush, the court heard. File photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times
A disqualified driver who drove down the wrong side of the M50 to evade gardaí before ploughing into the car of an elderly couple has been jailed for six years.
Brian Reilly (24) ruined the lives of John and Ellen Armstrong after he crashed into their car as they were stopped at a red light in Finglas in January last year, Judge Melanie Greally told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
A disqualified driver who drove down the wrong side of the M50 to evade gardaí before ploughing into the car of an elderly couple has been jailed for six years.
A disqualified driver who drove down the wrong side of the M50 to evade gardaí before ploughing into the car of an elderly couple has been jailed for six years.