A man with 282 previous convictions claims Gardai made a mistake when they thought they spotted him driving a car without insurance.Edward James Crerand appeared before Letterkenny District Court charged with having no insurance or driving license on 24th, February last.However Crerand, age 32, said it was not him driving the car and said it must have been a friend of his from Derry. Garda Declan Meenan insisted he saw Crerand of 16 Strath Aoibhinn, Stranorlar at Blueball, St Johnston.He claimed Crerand was third in a convoy of three cars which passed him and that h was wearing a black jacket and a black baseball cap.Crerand’s solicitor Michael Shiel put it to Garda Meenan that he must have been mistaken and that there was no way he could have properly identified his client in passing traffic.Garda Meenan said he knew Crerand and the reason he had noticed him was that he had been observing the car he was driving of a number of days.Crerand gave evidence and swore that he was not driving the car on the day in question and that he did not even own a car.However Judge Paul Kelly said he believed the evidence of Garda Meenan and found Crerand guilty.The court heard that Crerand has 282 previous convictions of which 264 of these were committed in Northern Ireland.He adjourned the case until September 28th next for a community service and probation report.MAN WITH 282 PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS CLAIMS HE WAS NOT DRIVING CAR was last modified: June 23rd, 2015 by StephenShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:BallybofeyconvictionsdonegalEdward CrerandGarda Declan MeenenSt Johnston read more