Seven years for killing woman after speeding through red light

A FAMILY was left “utterly devastated and heartbroken” by the death of a 26-year-old woman killed by an out-of-control Polish-born driver who sped through a red light after a night out drinking whiskey, vodka and beer.

Lukasz Lachowski, aged 26, of 1 Edward Court, Edward Street, Kilmallock, Co Limerick, was jailed for seven years at Cork Circuit Criminal Court on a charge of dangerous driving causing the death of Gillian Drinan.

The accident occurred as the deceased drove from a boreen onto the Commons Road, Cork, on August 24 last.