Ireland Named in reporting
Doug Jones
2 reports across 1 case, 23 Feb 2024 to 23 Feb 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Nationality
- American, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Dangerous driving causing death
- Where
- Co. Laois
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 23 Feb 2024 to 23 Feb 2024
- Outlets
- leinsterexpress.ie, irishmirror.ie
Cases
latest first- Learner driver sentenced for dangerous driving causing death in Co Laois Dangerous driving causing death · Co. Laois
On 7 October 2022, a car driven by unaccompanied learner driver Jamie Kearns, 20, struck two pedestrians near the Rock of Dunamase, Stradbally, Co Laois, throwing them over a wall. Laura Jones, 59, an American woman on a family holiday in Ireland, was pronounced dead at the scene, while her husband Doug Jones, an American man in his 60s, was hospitalised with serious but non-life-threatening leg injuries. Kearns was arrested at the scene and released. In February 2024, he pleaded guilty at Portlaoise Circuit Criminal Court to dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm. He was sentenced to two years and three months in prison with the final 12 months suspended, disqualified from driving for 15 years, and ordered to keep the peace for three years.
Sentenced, 23 Feb 2024Victim · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Doug Jones, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 23 Feb2024Laois man jailed over crash that caused the death of a US touristvictim, Doug Jones, maleDoug Jones
- 23 Feb2024Unaccompanied L driver jailed for causing fatal collision that killed US touristvictim, Doug Jones, male, American, non-irishDoug Jones
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