Man who overtook eight cars at 150kph avoids jail sentence

A man who overtook more than eight cars at speeds of up to 150kph has avoided jail. 

Frank Crowley faced two charges of dangerous driving on February 28 last year. An off-duty garda said he spotted Mr Crowley of Ashfield, Skeaf East, Timoleague in Co Cork speeding at Madame in Ballinascarty and at Cashel Mor, Bandon.

Garda Cormac Dineen said he saw the modified black BMW being driven by Mr Crowley overtaking eight to 10 vehicles at speed and that at one point he had to take evasive action. He had also suggested that the defendant was driving at 120kph to 150kph on the N71 national primary road at 7pm on a Sunday on a winter night.