Adjournment requested for Derry man (23) facing series of road traffic offences

A barrister representing a twenty-three years old man from the Creggan area of the city who denies committing a series of road traffic offences today asked a judge at the Crown Court in Derry to adjourn the case to enable him to have continuing discussions with the defendant and with the defendant's father.

The defendant, Eamon Caolan Moore from Lislane Drive pleaded not guilty at his arraignment before Judge Roseanne McCormick to a charge of perverting the course of justice by making a false claim to the police that a Vauxhall Astra car leased to him had been stolen.

He's alleged to have committed the offence between April 30 and May 24 of 2023.

The defendant also pleaded not guilty to failing to report a road traffic accident in which damage was caused, failing to remain at the scene of  road traffic accident in which damage was caused and failing to stop at the scene of the accident. Those offences are alleged to have occurred on April 30, 2023.

A defence barrister requested that the case could be reviewed next month. He said the defendant's father was in court and having consulted with him he said the assistance of the defendant's father was "invaluable".

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Judge McCormick granted the application and adjourned the case for a review on October 17 and she also fixed a standby trial date of November 24.