Crash victim had stolen car on street

THE man who died in a crash on a stolen motorcycle in Cork city on Monday night was previously caught stealing a car on the same street.

Crash victim had stolen car on street

The victim, named locally as Denis Kelleher, 29, from Ardmore Avenue, Knocknaheeny was a pillion passenger when the motorcycle lost control on Leitrim St, near Murphy’s Brewery.

Four years ago, within sight of where the crash happened, he was caught in the act of hot-wiring a car. He received a suspended sentence.

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