Two men jailed for 12 years and three months after high-speed chase kills motorcyclist on N24, Limerick
Michael Stanners, 41, and Daniel Philips, 35, were sentenced at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court for their roles in a high-speed chase on the N24 outside Dromkeen, Co Limerick, on 4 January 2020, in which motorcyclist Maurice Fehilly was killed and Thomas Traynor was seriously injured before later dying. Stanners was convicted of two counts of endangerment and jailed for 6½ years, while Philips pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and serious bodily harm and was jailed for five years and nine months.
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- whatTwo men were jailed for a combined 12 years and three months after a high-speed chase on the N24 Limerick to Tipperary road resulted in a motorcyclist's death and serious injuries to two others. (irishtimes.com)
- whatTraynor subsequently died after undergoing 22 operations due to his injuries. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA third motorcyclist, Tom Conway, was travelling in a single-file convoy with Fehilly and Traynor but escaped serious injury. (irishtimes.com)
- whatPhillips was driving a Hyundai van being pursued at high speed by a group of four men in a Toyota Avensis driven by Stanners. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe van and car were travelling on the wrong side of the road. (irishtimes.com)
- whatPhillips was accompanied by a woman and young child in the van. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe van collided with Fehilly and Traynor after Phillips took a bend in the road at high speed. (irishtimes.com)
- whatMaurice Fehilly died almost instantly. (irishtimes.com)
- whatTraynor was rushed to hospital and later had one of his legs amputated below the knee before dying. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe fatal collision occurred outside the village of Dromkeen, Co Limerick. (irishtimes.com)
- whereFehilly and Traynor were both from Clonmel, Co Tipperary. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe collision occurred on 4 January 2020 on a fine dry day. (irishtimes.com)
- chargePhillips pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of motorcyclist Maurice Fehilly. (irishtimes.com)
- chargePhillips pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm to motorcyclist Thomas Traynor. (irishtimes.com)
- courtStanners was convicted by a jury at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court of two counts of endangerment. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceMichael Stanners, 41, of Pineview Gardens, Moyross, Limerick, was jailed for 6½ years and given a 10-year road ban. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceDaniel Philips, 35, of Crecora Avenue, Ballinacurra Weston, Limerick, was jailed for five years and nine months and given a 10-year road ban. (irishtimes.com)
- sentencePhillips received a concurrent three-month sentence for driving without insurance on the same day. (irishtimes.com)
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Sentencing details: Stanners convicted by jury of two counts of endangerment, jailed 6½ years with 10-year road ban; Philips pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death (Fehilly), dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm (Traynor), and driving without insurance, jailed 5 years 9 months with 10-year road ban plus concurrent 3 months. Judge Sinéad McMullan described Stanners's driving as 'absolutely reprehensible'.
convicted, Michael Stanners, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Stannersconvicted, Daniel Philips, 35, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daniel Philipsvictim, Maurice Fehilly, male, irish (judged from name)Maurice Fehillyvictim, Thomas Traynor, male, irish (judged from name)Thomas Traynorvictim, Tom Conway, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Conway