Teenager jailed over fatal crash with Garda car

The 16-year-old passenger in a stolen sports car that killed two gardaí has been sentenced to four years detention to start in…

The 16-year-old passenger in a stolen sports car that killed two gardaí has been sentenced to four years detention to start in March 2004 after his current two-year term ends.

His four-year detention will be served in St. Patrick's Institute from March 15th, 2004, when his detention at Trinity House is finished.

Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court said the south inner city youth "acted in total disregard despite having a sentence already hanging over him".

He was on bail for a similar type of offence at the time of the collision with a Garda patrol car on the Stillorgan dual carriageway on April 14th, 2002. A residential place became available for him in Lionsville Probation Hostel, Chapelizod, three days later.

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He pleaded guilty to three charges arising out of the incident that began with the burglary of an apartment at Bullock Harbour, Dalkey. The teenager cannot be named for legal reasons.