Joyriding warning after death of teenager

JOYRIDING is on the increase in Cork, claimed senior gardaí after a teenager was killed when the stolen car he was driving ploughed into a wall.

Paul Walsh, aged 17, from Kilmore Road, Knocknaheeny, died when he lost control of the Opel Corsa, and crashed into a pier on the outskirts of the city.

The accident, which happened at Lotamore on the Old Youghal Road in Mayfield at 1.35am yesterday, left his 20-year-old passenger with multiple injuries.