Man found guilty in Kerry hit-and-run case

A 23-year-old man was found guilty by a jury of dangerous driving causing the death of a 42-year-old father.

Shane Fitzgerald, of Knockeen, Meelin, Newmarket, Co Cork, had denied the charge arising from an accident in which cyclist Paud O’Leary died at Scrahanfadda, Gneeveguilla, Co Kerry, on July 1, 2012.

The accused showed no visible reaction after the jury of seven men and four women returned an unanimous verdict following three hours’ deliberation at the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee.