A DRIVER who drunkenly crashed into three parked vehicles, causing thousands of euro worth of damage, had the keys taken away from her by neighbours in an effort to protect their property, a court has heard.
A woman has been fined €400 for driving without reasonable consideration for her role in a road collision where a pedestrian suffered life altering injuries.
Olga Maslakova (33) was driving in the bus lane when her car struck a young woman crossing the road. A witness described how her view had been blocked by the cars in the lanes to her right.
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard the incident occurred at a dual carriageway with a hedge down the median. There is a footbridge some way up the road but it had developed over time that pedestrians would cross the lanes on the road cutting through a gap in the hedge rather than use the footbridge.