Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes convicted of dangerous driving
The court heard he overtook nine cars on the dual carriageway in his white Audi A6, which was detected travelling at 155km/h in a 100km/h zone
Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes arriving at a previous hearing at the Courthouse in Mallow, Co Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan
Tue, 10 Sep, 2024 - 12:35
Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes has been given a two year driving ban after being convicted of dangerous driving after being detected driving at 155km/h.
Hayes, of Ballyashea, Kildimo, Co Limerick, appeared before Judge Colm Roberts at Mallow District court this morning in connection with the incident on a dual carriageway travelling towards Mallow on July 14.
The court heard he overtook nine cars on the dual carriageway in his white Audi A6, which was detected travelling at 155km/h in a 100km/h zone.
He was returning to Limerick from west Cork, the court heard.
Judge Roberts said that speed is one of the main factors in road deaths and said: "I am trying to keep him alive as well as everything else. There are too many deaths on the road at this time."
He also described cars as being "killer machines on the road".
On convicting Hayes of dangerous driving, Judge Roberts gave him a mandatory two-year driving ban and fined him €250, with three months to pay.
The conviction is now a trigger for Hayes's previous conviction at Limerick Circuit Court on two counts of violent disorder after a young man was attacked inside and outside a nightclub, for which he was given a two year suspended sentence in March. That case will now return to Limerick Circuit Court.
Hayes's barrister Liam Carroll indicated that his client may appeal Tuesday's conviction.
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