Coach rampage case adjourned

A man accused of causing the death of a Dublin woman after going on the rampage with a coach was today remanded to the Central…

A man accused of causing the death of a Dublin woman after going on the rampage with a coach was today remanded to the Central Mental Hospital for another seven weeks.

The case against Peter Clarke, who was charged with dangerous driving causing the death of 61-year-old Marie Buckley, was adjourned at Dublin's Circuit Criminal Court.

The 36-year-old of Kiltalawn Court, Tallaght, was in court for the brief hearing before Judge Katherine Delahunt.

Mr Clarke, an employee of Dualway Coaches, is accused of taking a 53-seater coach and being involved in a number of collisions.

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More than a dozen people, including gardaí, were injured as the vehicle was driven at speed on the Naas Road dual carriageway and in the Luas tramway.

Mr Clarke has been receiving psychiatric treatment at the Dundrum Hospital since the incident on May 7th last year.

His counsel today asked for a two-month adjournment as video copies of interviews with gardai from the State and a report from the Central Mental Hospital was still awaited.

Patrick Geraghty, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, said CCTV footage from the incident was also being downloaded.

The case was adjourned until March 30th. "At the moment you are getting seven weeks and I want everything to be in order for that day," added Judge Delahunt.