A 72-year-old man on trial for impeding the prosecution of his son for dangerous driving causing death was cleared of the charge yesterday.

A judge and jury will hear the case against a 71-year-old man charged with impeding the prosecution of his son for dangerous driving causing death.

The garda file in the case against a man charged with impeding the prosecution of his son for dangerous driving causing death is complex and runs to 10 volumes, it emerged yesterday.

A 71-year-old man from Newmarket was arrested yesterday and charged with impeding the prosecution of his son on a charge of dangerous driving causing death.