At the time, it was reported that the victim, a lady in her 30s, sustained “potentially life-changing” injuries
An Antrim GAA player was today ordered to stand trial accused of causing serious injury to a pedestrian in road traffic incident.
Appearing in the dock of Ballymena Magistrates Court, 26-year-old Kavan Keenan confirmed he was aware of the two charges against him, both allegedly committed on 26 October last year.
Keenan, from Millfield in Ballymena, is accused of causing grievous bodily injury by driving carelessly on the Glenravel Road and with aggravated vehicle theft causing serious injury.
The charges arise after a Peugeot Partner van struck a pedestrian Glenravel Road in Martinstown just before 9pm that Saturday evening.
At the time, it was reported that the victim, a lady in her 30s, sustained “potentially life-changing” injuries as a result of the incident. The allegedly stolen van was recovered later that evening, and it was found to have sustained frontal damage.
In court today (mon), defence counsel Patrick Taggart conceded there was a prima facie case against Keenan. Keenan, who plays for his county side as well as Antrim league team All Saints GAC, declined to exercise his rights to comment on the charges or to call evidence on his own behalf.
Returning the case to Antrim Crown Court and scheduling the arraignment to be heard on 17 September, District Judge Nigel Broderick granted legal aid and freed Keenan on his own bail of £500.
Arising from the same incident, Keenan’s father, 55-year-old Joseph Jude John Keenan, also from Millfield in Ballymena, was charged with attempting to obstruct a constable “in the execution of his duty”.
It will be remaining in the Magistrates Court and after defence solicitor Niall Murphy asked the that case to be adjourned until after his son is arraigned, Judge Broderick adjourned the case against Joseph Keenan to 18 September.
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