Man sentenced over accident causing death of Offaly student
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AN Athlone man has been handed down a two and a half year suspended sentence at Mullingar Circuit Court after he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Tullamore student Jordan Murphy.
John O’Shea (66) of Ballyduff, Ballinahown, Athlone, was also suspended from driving for a period of 10 years.
In addition, he will within six months have to pay the sum of 10,000 euro towards a nominated charity for the 2021 Jordan Murphy Memorial Fundraiser.
19-year-old Jordan Murphy, a second-year student at Athlone IT died on September 11, 2018, after being hit by a Ford Transit van driven by John O Shea.
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A man who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of a Tullamore student will be sentenced tomorrow Friday, December 11.
Jordan Murphy, from Killurin, Tullamore, died after being struck by a van as he crossed a pedestrian crossing to the Athlone Institute of Technology, where he was a second year student.
John O Shea (66) of Ballyduff, Ballinahown, Athlone, has pleaded guilty to the offence.
Last Friday the court heard that Mr O Shea had sought to plead guilty to the lesser offence of careless driving causing death. However, after watching CCTV footage, the DPP felt careless driving was not acceptable.