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Banned driver loses sentence appeal for endangering garda, mother and baby
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A banned driver, who drove directly at a garda at a checkpoint, has lost his appeal against sentence for endangering the officer, and for endangering a mother and new-born baby when he sped through a red light moments later.
The Court of Appeal heard on Monday that Daniel O’Brien (28) saw that the garda recognised him as he drove disqualified towards the checkpoint in Cork City.
Garda Ryan Dillon had told Cork Circuit Criminal Court that O’Brien had swerved at speed towards him. Gda Dillon, who said he feared for his life, jumped out of the way, but O’Brien’s wing mirror clipped his hand.