Woman needed 17 stitches after being hit by e-scooter on Kilkenny City street

A young man on an e-scooter collided with a pedestrian, causing a laceration that needed 17 stitches, Kilkenny District Court has heard.

Jordan Grant, 63 Newpark Close, Kilkenny, pleaded guilty to a charge of endangerment, contrary to Section 13 of the Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.

The court was told that on July 11, 2025, the injured woman came out of a shop on John Street, Kilkenny, when Mr Grant collided with her, on the path. He had been coming from the direction of Macdonagh train station.

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The woman suffered a laceration to her head that bled profusely. An ambulance was called and the women required 17 stitches.

Mr Grant stayed with the woman until the ambulance arrived and made admissions to gardaí.

Solicitor Tertius Van Eeden said his client is 24 and was never in trouble before. He is a trainee welder.

He said the traffic had been ‘backed up’ on John Street and his client had mounted the pavement to pass just as the woman came out of a shop.

Mr Van Eeden said his client is willing to pay compensation to the injured party and asked that the matter be put back to allow a Probation Report.

Judge Geraldine Carthy adjourned the case to May 19 to allow the report to be prepared and asked for a victim impact statement to be ready on the day too, and she will finalise the matter.