Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Dangerous driving causing death; drink driving; defective vehicle

Where

Co. Cork

Reporting

1 report, 29 Apr 2022 to 29 Apr 2022

Outlets

irishtimes.com

• Farmer pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death in Cork Dangerous driving causing death; drink driving; defective vehicle · Co. Cork

  Dan Coakley, 44, was driving a black Audi over the drink driving limit when he crossed the centre line and collided with a Ford Connect driven by Gary Service, who had his 80-year-old father David as a front seat passenger, at Carrigleigh, Inchigeelagh, Co Cork, on 8 November 2020. David Service suffered a fractured pelvis and died in hospital 18 days later, while Gary Service was injured to his neck, back and shoulder. Coakley was arrested at the scene, charged, and pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to dangerous driving causing death, drink driving, and having a defective vehicle. His Audi had an excessively worn nearside front track rod end and suspension upper ball joint. Sentencing was adjourned to 13 May 2022.

  In court, 29 Apr 2022Victim · 1 report

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1. 29 Apr2022
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Farmer pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death in Cork

   Farmer responsible for death in collision ‘destroyed by it’, court told

   victim, Gary Service, male, irish (judged from name)Gary Service♂IE

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