Tullamore District Court hears motorist's foot slipped off pedal trapping woman's leg

A MAN said his foot slipped off the pedal and his car rolled forward which resulted in trapping the leg of a woman, last week's district court heard.

Jonathan Reid (34) Esker, Milltownpass appeared on a summons for careless driving.

The woman had reported the incident on July 12, 2022. She said she had been parked in front of his car at Fair Green, Edenderry on July 9, 2022 and he had trapped her between his and her car. This resulted in a small mark to her leg and she had bruising, Sergeant James O'Sullivan said.

The defendant had 28 previous convictions, 15 were for road traffic offences. Two were for careless driving and two for dangerous driving.

‘’You can’t afford to let your foot slip off the pedal’’ said Judge Andrew Cody.

Solicitor Donal Farrelly described his client as a 33 year old man who was holding down a job in construction. He has two children which he supports.

Judge Cody noted he had previous convictions for dangerous and careless driving.

He fined Mr Reid €300 and gave him three months to pay.