A motorist in Cork, Ireland, was caught driving without insurance for
the 73rd time and on Monday he was jailed for five months.
The sentencing judge in the case had to ask the prosecuting inspector to
repeat the number of previous convictions as he was unsure if he had
heard correctly.
“Can I ask you again – 72 previous convictions for no insurance?” Judge
Olann Kelleher asked at Cork District Court.
Inspector Eileen Foster confirmed this was the case for Anthony O’Sullivan of
Togher, Cork.
Insp Foster said the 28-year-old had a list of previous convictions for
various offenses which ran to the grand total of 421. Defense solicitor Diarmuid Kelleher applied to have the sentencing
postponed to allow the accused continue with favorable work he was
doing with the probation service in advance of sentencing for another
crime before Cork Circuit Criminal Court for another crime.
Judge Olann Kelleher said he could not postpone sentencing in the case. O’Sullivan got into the witness box and said: “I am off everything. I am attending counseling.” Mr Kelleher, solicitor, said: “There is obviously going to be a penalty, I am just asking you to postpone the inevitable.” Judge Kelleher said he had to deal with what was before him and sentence O’Sullivan for driving without insurance where he had 72 previous convictions for the same offense.
The judge jailed him for five months and banned him from driving for 15 years for driving without insurance. That sentence also covered a charge of driving while under the influence of cannabis at the time. Inspector Eileen Foster said the accused was caught driving a Suburu Impreza in Cork, on February 19, 2014, at a time when it was weaving from one side of the road to the other. O’Sullivan was later released on cash bail of €300 pending an appeal of the five-month sentence.
Judge Olann Kelleher said he could not postpone sentencing in the case. O’Sullivan got into the witness box and said: “I am off everything. I am attending counseling.” Mr Kelleher, solicitor, said: “There is obviously going to be a penalty, I am just asking you to postpone the inevitable.” Judge Kelleher said he had to deal with what was before him and sentence O’Sullivan for driving without insurance where he had 72 previous convictions for the same offense.
The judge jailed him for five months and banned him from driving for 15 years for driving without insurance. That sentence also covered a charge of driving while under the influence of cannabis at the time. Inspector Eileen Foster said the accused was caught driving a Suburu Impreza in Cork, on February 19, 2014, at a time when it was weaving from one side of the road to the other. O’Sullivan was later released on cash bail of €300 pending an appeal of the five-month sentence.
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