Man jailed for ‘insane’ drunk driving that left teen paralysed

A passenger was paralysed for life after being catapulted through a rear window of a vehicle travelling at 160km/h in what a judge describe as an “insane” act of driving.

The driver involved, Tadhg John O’Sullivan, had over three times the legal alcohol limit.

O’Sullivan, aged 26, from 12 Dean McNamara Place, Newtownshandrum, Co Cork, was yesterday jailed for five years.