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Case No. 4189Dangerous driving, car theft, endangerment of life · Co. Dublin · 21 Apr 2025

Teenager given suspended sentences after 200km/h Dublin-to-Laois driving pursuit

A 17-year-old boy was sentenced to concurrent two-year and 18-month suspended terms after driving a stolen Toyota Corolla at speeds exceeding 200km/h on a Dublin-to-Laois pursuit on Easter Monday 2025, during which he drove on the wrong side of the N7 for 12 minutes. He pleaded guilty to endangerment of life and car theft, with remaining dangerous driving charges adjourned.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced5 Jan
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Key facts

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  • whatThe teenager reached speeds of more than 200km/h during the pursuit (irishtimes.com)
  • whatHe drove on the wrong side of dual carriageways (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe 2012-registered Toyota Corolla was stolen within 24 hours in Kilkenny (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe car was speeding at 127km/h on the wrong side of the road near the Criminal Courts of Justice (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe car hit 137km/h in a 50km/h zone on St John's Road West (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe car accelerated to 160km/h on the N4 (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe car forced another vehicle onto the hard shoulder on the M50 (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe teenager went back and forth across all four lanes between Junctions 7 and 9 of the M50 (irishtimes.com)
  • whatHe was travelling at 156km/h exceeding the 50km/h limit on the N7 at Citywest (irishtimes.com)
  • whatHe almost collided with two other cars on the N7 (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe boy had two teenage passengers in the car (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe van driver suffered whiplash and needed to go to hospital (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe car reached 203km/h when it had a blowout (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe car was clocked at 177km/h after the blowout (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe car was detected in Dublin at about 7pm at the Chapelizod bypass (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe driver moved onto the wrong side of the N7 near Kildare Village (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe incident occurred on the evening of April 21st (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeHe faced charges of endangerment of life, car theft and 13 counts of dangerous driving (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe youth signed guilty pleas to endangerment of life and stealing the car in October (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceHe received concurrent two-year and 18-month sentences suspended for two years (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 5 Jan2026
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Teenager drove on wrong side of N7 dual carriageway and hit over 200km/h, court hears

    Reports the sentencing of the 17-year-old, the Circuit Court venue decision by Judge Paul Kelly, and detailed evidence from Garda Aaron Webb including dashcam footage of the pursuit from Chapelizod to Junction 15 in Co Laois.

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