Sales rep fined after crashing into truck at 'awkward' Limerick junction

A SALES rep who crashed into the side of a truck at an “awkward junction” in County Limerick has been fined €250 for careless driving.

Maire O’Connor, aged 31, who has an address in Tralee, County Kerry was prosecuted before Kilmallock Court arising from an incident at Raheen, Garryspillane on October 29, 2025.

After solicitor Rossa McMahon confirmed his client was entering a guilty plea, Inspector Gearóid Thompson outlined the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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He told Judge Patricia Harney gardai were alerted to a road traffic collision between a car and a lorry, close to the Dairygold Coop at around 12.50pm.

He said the car - being driven by the defendant - was coming from the Galbally direction and that Ms McMahon had “miscalculated” the junction as she approached, resulting in her colliding with the side of the truck.

“It’s an awkward junction,” he said.

Mr McMahon said his client was working as a sales representative with a pharmaceutical company at the time and was travelling “cross country” for work reasons on the day in question.

“She was not familiar with the road, she felt she had the right of way,” he said asking the court to note that speed was not a factor in the collision and that nobody was injured.

Having heard the facts and noting Mr McMahon’s submissions, Judge Harney imposed a €250 fine, giving Ms O’Connor three months to pay.