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A TAXI driver ‘snapped’ and ran down a passenger who left the taxi without paying the fare, a court has heard. David Ryan, 56, admitted to dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm to Eoin Daly at Carysfort Park, Blackrock on April 7, 2011. Garda Geraldine McManigan told the court the victim suffered fractures to his ankle, which had affected his ability to play rugby at senior level in university. Medical reports stated that his injuries left him with a 20 per cent greater risk of developing arthritis, but that this has not developed within a twoyear period. In his victim impact report, he said he accepts he was wrong to run from the taxi. He suffers flashbacks and has spent €4,492 on physiotherapy. Judge Patricia Ryan adjourned sentencing until July to clarify if restorative justice would be appropriate.
by Declan Brennan
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The judge heard Ryan, of Linfield Park, Clondalkin had picked up Mr Daly and another passenger at around 3am and drove them to the Carysfort Park area, where the two men ran off. Ryan drove his car onto a footpath and across the park, swerving from side to side. He was driving so fast the other man jumped into a garden to avoid being hit, the court heard. A witness described seeing a man running across the green with a car ‘in hot pursuit’. The car hit Mr Daly and he fell to the ground. Ryan got out and argued about the fare before driving off. Defence lawyer Steven Dixon said his client, a father-of-four who has worked as a taxi driver for 20 years, was under severe financial difficulties at the time and ‘snapped’ on the night.
Witness saw car pursuing man
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