A garda accused of endangering life during an incident where three men died in a collision in Dublin has been sent forward for trial before a Circuit Court judge and jury.
The Director of Public Prosecutions authorised charges after the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission investigated the fatal crash which claimed the life of three members of a Tallaght-based gang.
Dean Maguire, 29, Karl Freeman, 26, and Graham Taylor, 31, died instantly when a BMW car burst into flames following a head-on crash with a truck between Citywest and Baldonnel on 7 July 2021, while they were driving on the wrong side of the N7 fleeing gardaí.He was first summonsed to Dublin District Court in June last year, and the matter was adjourned to October when the court ordered the prosecution to hand over relevant material, including video footage.
"The position is that a book of evidence is required," a prosecutor told the court, because the accused is contesting the case.Judge Finan then granted a return for trial order, sending him forward to the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where the case will be listed on 18 July. The charge, under section 13 of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Persons Act, alleges he drove westwards on the eastwards auxiliary lane between Rathcoole and Citywest in a reckless manner, which posed a substantial risk of death or serious injury to a member of the public.
At his first hearing on 28 June last year, his solicitor sought disclosure of prosecution evidence"with any CCTV footage". A GSOC officer said there would be compliance.A coroner's inquest into the three men's deaths has already been opened but adjourned pending the outcome of the judicial process.
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