Mother of man killed in crash criticises DPP
A last-minute decision was made by the DPP to accept a plea of guilty to a charge of careless driving after a jury had been sworn to hear the case against Thomas Lyons of Muniflugh, Carriganima, Macroom, Co Cork, on a charge of dangerous driving causing the death of Shane Cooney, 19.
Mr Cooney, a friend of the defendant, was a front-seat passenger in his car when it crashed on Saturday afternoon, October 4, 2003, after overtaking a van and then crossing a hump-back bridge and going out of control.
