Driver misses coroner’s court date

A DRIVER whose passenger was killed while they were following the Cork 20 Rally failed to appear at a coroner’s court yesterday to give evidence about the accident.

As a result, the coroner said he would be issuing a summons to Tom Lyons, Carriganima, Macroom, Co Cork and to two “independent witnesses” who also failed to appear.

Coroner Michael Kennedy said if they failed to turn up on March 29, they could face fines of up to €3,000 or jail terms.