A garda has appeared in court charged in connection with a road crash almost two years ago in which three burglars died.
John Francis Ryan, who was stationed at Tallaght Garda Station, is facing three charges of dangerous driving and one of endangerment.
The case has been adjourned until October.
He appeared before a judge at the Dublin District Court today after he had been summoned on four alleged offences.
He is accused of three counts of Dangerous Driving contrary to Section 53 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 as amended and one count of Endangerment contrary to Section 13 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.
The charges relate to the incident on 7 July 2021 when a BMW driving at speed on the wrong side of the N7 motorway crashed into a truck and burst into flames.
Three members of a mobile burglary gang, 29-year-old Dean Maguire, 26-year-old Karl Freeman and 31-year-old Graham Taylor, were killed instantly.
The charges have arisen following a decision by the DPP to prosecute the garda on foot of a GSOC investigation.
In court today, Mr Ryan’s solicitor Elizabeth Hughes applied for disclosure of CCTV evidence and GSOC officer Sean Campbell said he would comply with the request.
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