Case dropped after 14 years against driver whose friend died in crash

A MAN who was driving a stolen car when it crashed 14 years ago resulting in the death of his friend will not face prosecution, it finally emerged yesterday.

Cork Coroner’s Court was told that as a result of High Court orders, the Director of Public Prosecutions has directed that criminal proceedings which had been instituted against Jesse O’Sullivan after the 1994 crash, be stopped.

The news emerged as city coroner Dr Myra Cullinane reopened one of the country’s longest-adjourned inquests.