Prisoner avoids extra jail time despite being caught driving without insurance for 10th time
An imprisoned father of one who was caught driving without insurance for the tenth time just two weeks after being convicted and banned from driving for ten years won't spend another day behind bars despite picking up his 50th criminal conviction.
Twenty-nine-year-old John Baxter, Callanagh, Kilcogy, Cavan was handed down a five month sentence to run concurrently with a separate prison term he is already serving from courts in Cavan following his appearance at a sitting of Longford District Court.
Baxter appeared via video link to tender guilty pleas to no insurance and having no driving licence at Teffia Park, Longford on November 14, 2024.
The Cavan based farmer was pulled in by gardaí following a check officers undertook on a vehicle which was spotted driving through the Longford town estate shortly before midday.
Sgt Mark Mahon said when gardaí stopped the vehicle, it immediately became apparent that Baxter had no tax or insurance, anomalies the accused followed up with by openly admitting at the scene that he was a disqualified driver.
John Baxter (29) was handed down a five month prison sentence to run concurrently to a sentence the Cavan man is already serving.
Having pleaded guilty, details surrounding Baxter's previous 49 convictions were read out, among which included a series of offences for dangerous driving and nine for no insurance.
Judge Bernadette Owens was told how Baxter had only been convicted at Cavan Circuit Criminal Court on October 30 and where he was banned from driving for 15 years.
The court was told Baxter was presently serving a sentence picked up in Cavan and was due for release on April 23 next year.
In defence, Bríd Mimnagh said her client's inability to drive had proved to be a major impediment behind his own attempts to work as a farmer.
She said Baxter's past and latest road traffic offending 'is as it is' as she told of how Baxter had taken the ill-advised decision on the day to get behind the wheel and venture into Longford.
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'The driving has effectively hampered him and unfortunately that day he took the opportunity to come to Longford to get something,' she said, adding that Baxter was someone who was of 'great assistance' to his mother at home.
Judge Owens, having taken note of Baxter's release date next April and his guilty plea, sentenced him to five months in prison, a term she ordered to run concurrently with his existing sentence.
Baxter was also banned from driving for 15 years with the second no driving licence summons being taken into consideration.
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