An American fugitive wanted in the US over a high speed car crash which killed three young students had been drinking and using cannabis in the hours before the fatal accident, a Dublin court heard today.

An American man wanted in the United States over a fatal car crash that killed three students will face a High Court extradition hearing next month.

One of America’s most wanted men was remanded in custody today pending extradition to the US where he could face trial for the deaths of three students in a hit-and-run.