Man gets three years for crash that killed his brother

A 47-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday given a three-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of his brother, near Kilgarvan, Co Kerry, on December 17, 2006.

Tralee Circuit Court was told how a car driven by Thomas McDonagh, of Ladies’ Walk, Ballyduff, Co Kerry, and also with an address in Liverpool, crossed to its incorrect side, hit a rocky outcrop and turned over.

His 31-year-old brother, Martin, with whom he was said to be very close, was a passenger in the car and was pronounced dead at the scene.