An American doctor wept in court as he spoke of his oath to do no harm in a case where he admitted that his dangerous driving caused the death of a woman visiting Cork to see her first grandchild.

An ER surgeon returned from Portland, Oregan, to Cork yesterday to face a charge of dangerous driving causing the death of a woman in Cork during the summer.

An emergency room surgeon who booked a flight from Cork to return to work in Portland, Oregon, failed to get his passport back from gardaí yesterday in a case where he is accused of dangerous driving causing the death of a woman in Cork.