Taxi driver ‘snapped’ and ran down a fare dodger

A taxi driver who "snapped" and ran down a passenger who ran away without paying the fare has been given a suspended sentence and disqualified from driving for four years.

David Ryan, 56, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm to Eoin Daly at Carysfort Park, Blackrock, on April 7, 2011.

Garda Geraldine McManigan told Paul Carroll BL, prosecuting, that Mr Daly suffered fractures to his ankle which have affected his ability to play rugby at senior level in university.