Mayo man pleads guilty today to a charge of dangerous driving causing death Published: Wednesday, 03 February 2021 15:57
A county Mayo man extradited from the United States just before Christmas on foot of an extradition warrant pleaded guilty when he appeared before the Circuit Criminal Court in Castlebar today (Wednesday) on a charge of dangerous driving causing death.
Francis Carr, Cappaghduff, Tourmakeady, was the driver of a car which crashed into a wall at Churchfield, Tourmakeady on June 4, 2017, causing the deaths of Orla O’Malley (18), Cross, Co. Mayo, and Sean Thomas Halloran (20), Clonbur, Co. Galway.
Orla O’Malley, a student nurse, was a back-seat passenger and Sean Halloran was in the front seat of the vehicle.