Drunk driver who left two women with life-changing injuries, is Jailed. Forty-six-year-old Jaison Kurian, gets only 3 Years Jail. That was preceded by Kurian, himself, who speaking through an interpreter expressed his own remorse with the words: “I am sorry. No mention of Deportation. Both women will Suffer all their Lives, from their Injuries. No mention, of what Country he came from?

Jaison Kurian (46), of Ballyclare Court, Ballyleague, Co Roscommon

Jaison Kurian (46), of Ballyclare Court, Ballyleague, Co Roscommon, appeared at a sitting of Longford Circuit Court last week, where he was arraigned on two counts on the indictment.

The particulars of the offence were that, on April 9, 2023, at Drinan, Ballymahon, Mr Kurian drove a vehicle dangerously, causing serious bodily harm to two women. Mr Kurian replied “guilty” to each of the charges.

Senior Counsel for Mr Kurian, Dara Foynes, requested that the court adjourn the matter to the November sittings of the court to allow for a probation report.