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06/11/2008
Drunk Driver Dad Jailed For Killing French Tourists
A father of three who was drunk at the wheel has been jailed for eight years, after his inebriated driving resulted in the death of two French tourists
John Cash, 27, of Sundale Green, Tallaght pleaded guilty in court to dangerous driving causing the deaths of Martine Talon, 54, and Martine Liotard, 53 at Kylemore Road, Ballyfermot, on May 16th, 2007.
He also pleaded guilty to having no insurance on the same date.
At Dublin's Crown Court, Judge Katherine Delahunt imposed an eight-year sentence on the two charges of dangerous driving causing death with a concurrent six-month term for driving with out insurance. Cash was also banned from driving for 15 years.
According to reports, the judge told Cash the deaths were "a result of your getting behind the wheel utterly intoxicated and having no regard to your history or that you were not allowed to drive".
She expressed her condolences to the families of the two victims and said she hoped the passing of sentence would bring an element of closure to them.
The court heard how Cash, a father of three, drank 14 cans of cider and a bottle of whiskey before driving the car.
He has previous convictions for dangerous driving and had been banned from driving for 20 years in 2007.
(DW)
John Cash, 27, of Sundale Green, Tallaght pleaded guilty in court to dangerous driving causing the deaths of Martine Talon, 54, and Martine Liotard, 53 at Kylemore Road, Ballyfermot, on May 16th, 2007.
He also pleaded guilty to having no insurance on the same date.
At Dublin's Crown Court, Judge Katherine Delahunt imposed an eight-year sentence on the two charges of dangerous driving causing death with a concurrent six-month term for driving with out insurance. Cash was also banned from driving for 15 years.
According to reports, the judge told Cash the deaths were "a result of your getting behind the wheel utterly intoxicated and having no regard to your history or that you were not allowed to drive".
She expressed her condolences to the families of the two victims and said she hoped the passing of sentence would bring an element of closure to them.
The court heard how Cash, a father of three, drank 14 cans of cider and a bottle of whiskey before driving the car.
He has previous convictions for dangerous driving and had been banned from driving for 20 years in 2007.
(DW)
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