Driver jailed for two and a half years for high-speed crash that killed friend

Gardaí chasing a driver who caused the death of his friend in a high-speed crash minutes later had to slow down because of the dangerous speeds involved.

Dylan O’Mahony, aged 22, was yesterday jailed for two and a half years after pleading guilty to dangerous driving, causing the death of 28-year-old Daniel “Dano” Conroy, in the early hours of March 18 of last year.

The victim’s mother told Clonmel Circuit Court how part of her went with her son when he was taken, and how “the bright light of my life has been extinguished”.