Prison sentence for Newtown driver

AN NEWTOWNBUTLER man has been sentenced to jail for inflicting grievous bodily damage (GBI) by careless driving.
Zacch Donagho (24) of Lurganboy Park, Lurganboy, appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court docket on Monday for sentencing after beforehand being convicted of driving with no licence, utilizing a automobile with out insurance coverage, failing to report an damage accident, and inflicting GBI by careless driving.
Police had been known as to the scene of a collision on Clonfad Highway on Christmas Day in 2017. After they arrived they discovered an Audi A4 crashed right into a hedge. A witness advised the officers two males of their 20s had bought out and left the scene after they had been picked up by one other automobile.
It was later found Donagho had been the one who had been driving the automobile and his passenger had been severely injured within the collision. The pair had been socialising with one other man in Clones earlier within the night. The person was handled at hospital in Cavan for damaged bones for plenty of accidents, together with damaged bones in his again and a damaged sternum.
When police spoke to the registered proprietor of the automobile the girl advised them she had beforehand bought the automobile to Donagho. The defendant had claimed whereas contesting the case final month that he had bought the automobile earlier than the crash, a declare District Decide Steven Keown mentioned there was no proof to again up.
The court docket heard that Donagho, who has a earlier report in each the South and England, had voluntarily attended Enniskillen Police Station a while after the crash, the place he replied “no remark” to all questions put to him.
Defence solicitor Ciaran Roddy mentioned Donagho accepted that it was a really severe matter, the place somebody had suffered severe accidents, which he mentioned the person had considerably recovered from.
Mr Roddy mentioned situations had been poor and the presence of black ice had been a big issue within the crash, to which Decide Keown replied “relying on what pace you’re doing.”
Urging the court docket to contemplate neighborhood service, which he mentioned Donagho wished to do, Mr Roddy mentioned it was not the defendant’s fault it had taken so lengthy for the case to return earlier than court docket, and mentioned when the incident occurred he was in his early 20s which had been a interval of offending for him.
The barrister added Donagho had since spent a quick spell in custody, which he mentioned was “a brief, sharp get up name” for the younger father which he didn’t wish to expertise once more. Mr Roddy then handed in two references for Donagho to the court docket.
Decide Keown mentioned it had been “a horrible case by way of the information of the case and the accidents sustained” on account of Donagho’s actions. He mentioned it was made worse once more by the actual fact Donagho had contested the case “with little or no benefit by way of the prospect of success.”
“In my opinion you advised a pack of lies to the court docket,” the choose mentioned, including he felt the custody threshold had been handed.
Decide Keown sentenced Donagho to a complete of 5 months in custody, fined him a complete of £400, and disqualified him from driving for 3 years. Donagho was launched on his personal bail of £500 pending enchantment of the jail sentence.

Posted: 6:38 pm March 18, 2021

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