Former truck driver fails in attempt to get licence restored

A former truck driver has failed in his bid at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to get his driver's license restored after he was disqualified from the road when he swerved into a pedestrian causing him extensive brain injuries.

On a previous date, John Reilly (aged 50) of Pearse Street initially denied he drove into Mr Ian Buckley outside a pub on May 16, 1999, claiming his car had been stolen. He later admitted he swerved his red Nissan Bluebird car at the group of people standing on the Pearse Street footpath to "scare them".