The charges relate to the incident on 7 July 2021
A Garda has appeared in court charged in connection with a road crash almost two years ago in which three men died.
John Francis Ryan, who was stationed at Tallaght Garda Station, is facing three charges of dangerous driving and one of endangerment.
He appeared before a judge at the Dublin District Court today after he had been summonsed 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.
The judge directed that the garda's address was not to be published and adjourned the case until October for a plea or a date for trial.
The garda was then escorted into a restricted area and left the courts building by a side entrance.
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