Man in court after pedestrian hurt in alleged hit-and-run

A man has appeared in court in Co Donegal after a pedestrian was critically injured in an alleged hit-and-run incident.

Kevin Grant appeared before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court this evening.

Mr Grant, aged 36, of Páirc Mór, Buncrana, faces a total of eight charges arising out of the incident.

They include endangerment, two counts of dangerous driving, refusing to give information, refusing to give a sample and three charges under the Road Traffic Act connected with an alleged hit-and-run incident.

His appearance follows an incident on Main Street in Clonmany in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The incident resulted in a pedestrian aged in his 60s being seriously injured on the street after he was struck by a vehicle.

The man was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital but was later transferred to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.

A Garda spokesperson confirmed that the victim remains in a critical condition.

In a follow-up operation, Mr Grant was arrested and detained at a garda station in the Donegal division.

At today’s special sitting, Detective Sergeant Killian Callaghan gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution of Mr Grant and told the court that the accused made no reply when charged with the offences.

Det Sgt Callaghan said that gardaí were objecting to bail in the case on a number of grounds.

Solicitor for the accused man, Frank Dorrian, outlined why he was objecting to bail being refused to his client.

Having considered both applications, Judge Ciaran Liddy said he was granting bail to the accused but under a number of conditions.

The court heard that the accused is currently working for a construction company in Dublin.

The conditions include that he sign on at Buncrana Garda Station on Saturdays and Sundays, provide a €750 cash lodgement, provide a phone number and be of sober habits.

Judge Liddy remanded the accused on bail to Letterkenny District Court on Thursday 16 May.