Ireland Teen accused of ramming garda patrol car in Cherry Orchard to face Circuit Court trial
A stolen silver Toyota Aqua collided head-on twice with a garda patrol car on Cherry Orchard Avenue, Ballyfermot, Dublin, on the evening of 19 September 2022, leaving the two officers inside sore and in pain. A 16-year-old boy from Dublin, who maintains his innocence, was charged with driving two stolen Toyota Aquas, dangerous driving, and criminal damage, and the case was later upgraded with two counts of endangerment of the lives of the two gardaí. At a preliminary hearing in Dublin Children's Court in July 2023, Judge Toale refused jurisdiction and the case was sent to the Circuit Court, with the boy remanded on bail to appear in August to be served with a book of evidence. A second 15-year-old alleged driver has his trial venue yet to be confirmed and his case was adjourned to September, while a 15-year-old passenger who admitted being in one of the cars is awaiting sentence.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- In court10 Jul
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- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A stolen silver 2016-reg Toyota Aqua collided head-on twice with a garda patrol car, with a second white Toyota Aqua also involved.
- The two officers in the patrol car were sore and in pain afterwards, attended their GP, and sought assistance for the mental trauma of being the target of the ramming.
- Where
- The incident occurred at Cherry Orchard Avenue, Ballyfermot, Dublin, with the two cars driven in convoy from Cedarbrook Walk.
- When
- The incident took place on the evening of 19 September 2022.
- Charges
- The 16-year-old boy was initially charged with driving two stolen Toyota Aquas, dangerous driving, and criminal damage to a garda car, and the case was later upgraded with two additional counts of endangerment of the lives of the two gardaí.
- In court
- At a preliminary hearing in Dublin Children's Court in July 2023, Judge Toale refused jurisdiction and the DPP recommended the case be sent to the Circuit Court.
- The boy was remanded on bail to appear in August to be served with a book of evidence.
- A second 15-year-old alleged driver has his trial venue yet to be confirmed and his case was adjourned until September.
- Other details
- A 15-year-old passenger who admitted being in one of the cars is awaiting sentence.
- The 16-year-old boy has Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and maintains his innocence.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA stolen silver Toyota Aqua collided head-on twice with a garda patrol car. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe two stolen cars had been parked at another location before being driven to the scene. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe defendant allegedly drove a silver 2016-reg Toyota Aqua. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe second car involved was a white Toyota Aqua. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe two officers in the patrol car were sore and in pain afterwards and both attended their GP. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe officers sought assistance for the mental trauma of being the target of the ramming. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at Cherry Orchard Avenue in Ballyfermot, Dublin. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe cars were driven in convoy from Cedarbrook Walk. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe incident took place on the evening of 19 September 2022. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeThe boy was initially accused of driving two stolen Toyota Aquas, dangerous driving, and criminal damage to a garda car. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeThe case was later upgraded with two additional counts of endangerment of the lives of the two gardaí. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe DPP recommended the case be sent to the Circuit Court. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe boy was remanded on bail to appear in August to be served with a book of evidence. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe boy has Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe trial venue of the second alleged driver, a 15-year-old boy, has yet to be confirmed and his case was adjourned until September. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 10 Jul2023Teen accused of ramming garda patrol car in Cherry Orchard to face Circuit Court trial
Preliminary hearing at Dublin Children's Court to determine trial venue; Judge Toale refused jurisdiction and sent the case to the Circuit Court. The boy was remanded on bail. A second alleged driver (15) has trial venue yet to be confirmed, and a 15-year-old passenger who admitted being in one of the cars is awaiting sentence.
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