Dublin man crashed stolen car into pensioner while on bail for armed robbery

A man who crashed a stolen vehicle into an elderly motorist leaving him with severe injuries has been sentenced to seven and a half years in jail with the final two suspended.

Dublin man crashed stolen car into pensioner while on bail for armed robbery

A man who crashed a stolen vehicle into an elderly motorist leaving him with severe injuries has been sentenced to seven and a half years in jail with the final two suspended.

Darren Walsh was speeding on the wrong side of the road in a stolen Mercedes when he collided head on with 71-year-old Noel Whelan. Mr Whelan’s small Fiat was forced into a bridge wall while the Mercedes went under an articulated lorry.

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