Case No. 1493Dangerous driving causing death · Co. Roscommon · 27 Mar 2024
Man pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death of 24-year-old in Roscommon
Shaun Curran, 32, of Co Donegal, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Rian Sheridan, 24, of Co Galway, in a lorry collision at Newtown, Roscommon, on 27 March 2024. The court heard the crash was caused by a blowout from a defective, badly worn tyre, and sentencing was adjourned to 24 June 2025.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- In courtnot reported
- Convicted18 Jun
- Sentenced
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Key facts
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- whatRian Sheridan, 24, was killed in a collision with a lorry (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe front tyre was badly worn and unroadworthy (irishtimes.com)
- whatCurran travelled 814 km on the day of the collision (irishtimes.com)
- whatCurran had not taken proper breaks on the day (irishtimes.com)
- whatCurran had four speeding infringements (irishtimes.com)
- whatRian Sheridan died of his injuries in Portiuncula Hospital (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe collision took place at Newtown, Roscommon (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe collision occurred on the main Athlone to Roscommon Road (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe fatal collision occurred on 27 March 2024 (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe incident was caused by a blowout from a defective tyre (irishtimes.com)
- investigationCCTV footage showed Curran had checked the tyre twice on the day of the collision (irishtimes.com)
- chargeShaun Curran, 32, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Rian Sheridan (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe judge adjourned sentencing to 24 June 2025 (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe defendant was remanded in custody (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe hearing was before Judge Kenneth Connolly (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 18 Jun2025Mother of man killed in crash appeals to commercial drivers to prioritise safety
Guilty plea hearing before Judge Kenneth Connolly. Court heard evidence of a defective badly worn front tyre, 814 km journey without proper breaks, four speeding infringements, and use of another person's driver's card. Victim impact statements read by parents, three sisters and partner. Sentencing adjourned to 24 June 2025; defendant remanded in custody.
victim, Rian Sheridan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Rian Sheridanconvicted, Shaun Curran, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shaun Curran