A father of 12 was told he would be going to his own funeral after being caught speeding out of a church carpark.
Gardai had to slam on their own brakes when Patrick Ward drove out of the Church of the Irish Martyrs in Letterkenny.
Garda Shane Lavelle, who was driving to work, told Letterkenny District Court he followed the silver Toyota Avensis car but it failed to stop at a Yield sign.
Garda Lavelle later contacted Mr Ward but he denied any wrongdoing on June 2nd, 2012.
Solicitor Rory O’Brien told the court that Mr Ward had ben attending a christening at the church and had been involved in an argument with a family member.
He left the church in haste, did not see the Gardai but accepts what he did, Mr O’Brien added.
The court was told Ward, of Tubbercurry, Co Sligo, who was charged with dangerous driving, had no previous convictions.
He added his client had four young children and needed his driving license to bring them to school.
Judge Paul Kelly warned Ward that he would be going to his own funeral if he continued to drive in the manner in which he did.
He fined Ward €250.
AT HEARING
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