asked the Minister for Justice in regard to hit-and-run accidents since 1st January, 1969, the number of (a) reported cases, (b) deaths, (c) cases of personal injury, (d) cases of material damage, (e) prosecutions, (f) convictions and (g) persons sent to prison; and if he is satisfied that the penalties imposed in such cases are a sufficient deterrent.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Hit-and-Run Accidents.
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The information asked for, in so far as it is available, is in the form of a tabular statement, which, with your permission, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report.
I have no reason to think that the penalties imposed are inadequate.
Following is the statement:
Hit-and-run accidents
|
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
|
|
(a) Hit-and-run accidents reported |
1,279 |
1,604 |
1,606 |
|
(b) Deaths |
11 |
15 |
23 |
|
(c) Cases of personal injury |
103 |
121 |
118 |
|
(d) Cases of material damage |
1,165 |
1,468 |
1,465 |
|
(e) Prosectuions |
695 |
726 |
780 |
|
(f) Convictions |
381 |
442 |
412 |
|
(g) Persons sentenced to imprisonment |
4 |
8 |
4 |
NOTE:
(1) In addition to the cases in which convictions were obtained, the following cases were otherwise dealt with, i.e., The Probation of Offenders Act was applied, the case was dismissed or the charge was withdrawn or was adjourned sine die or otherwise disposed of:—
|
1969 |
— |
69 |
(The Probation of Offenders Act was applied in all these cases). |
|
1970 |
— |
57 |
|
|
1971 |
— |
79 |
(2) The statistics do not show the outcome of cases in which court proceedings had been initiated but were still pending at the end of the calendar year to which the figures relate. There were 245 such cases at the end of 1969, 327 at the end of 1970 and 289 at the end of 1971.