Cork man facing driving charges missed court after falling asleep on bus from Fermoy

Accused arrived in the afternoon for his case, which had been listed for the morning at Cork District Court, and then appeared to fall asleep in court and had to be called a number of times

Accused's solicitor explained he would have been on time but that he fell asleep on the bus and that nobody realised until much later that he was on the bus when it parked at the bus station on Parnell Place. Picture: Richard Mills.

A 52-year-old motorist facing sentencing in court fell asleep twice on the day that his case was to proceed — including once in the courtroom.

First, he had a bench warrant issued for his arrest because of his late arrival in court to face the case as he had fallen asleep on the bus from Fermoy to Cork.