Drunk driver: I just didn’t think

“I just didn’t think, I just jumped into the car.” Those were the words of Finbarr O’Rourke, the man who consumed up to 10 pints of cider before getting behind the wheel of a vehicle and crashing into a family car, resulting in the death of a four-year-old boy.

O’Rourke, aged 40, of Laurel Drive, Portlaoise, admitted dangerous driving causing the death of Ciarán Treacy at Ballymorris, Portlaoise, on April 17, 2014.

Finbarr O’Rourke