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Taxi driver who deliberately drove into cyclist gets suspended sentence
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing on 11 October 2022, taxi driver Dermott Reynolds, aged 51, was sentenced to an 18‑month suspended term for deliberately colliding with a cyclist on North Strand Road on 20 September 2018. Reynolds admitted to one count of endangerment and had two prior minor traffic convictions. Video evidence showed him accelerating and veering into the cyclist's path twice, causing the cyclist to fall heavily. The cyclist, who was on his way to work just after 6 am, managed to brake and later confronted Reynolds, who claimed the incident was accidental. The judge, citing mitigating circumstances such as the driver's recent bereavement and caring responsibilities, imposed the suspended sentence and ordered Reynolds to pay €2,000 to the victim within six months, or to a charity if the victim declined the payment. No custodial term was imposed. The case remains at the sentencing stage. Dermott Reynolds pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Taxi driver who deliberately drove into cyclist gets suspended sentence. Charges or matters: one count of endangerment at North Strand Road on September 20, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 2018 Incident
- September 20, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2022-10-11 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of endangerment at North Strand Road on September 20, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He handed down an 18-month sentence and suspended it on a number of conditions, including that Reynolds pay his victim the sum of €2,000 within six months.
Places mentioned
- Moatfield Avenue
- Dublin
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- North Strand Road
Topics
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