Driver not guilty of careless driving causing death

A jury took an hour and 40 minutes to return a verdict of not guilty in the case of a truck driver charged with careless driving causing the death of a two-year-old girl.

Patrick Corcoran, of Castlefarm Stud, Narraghmore, Athy, Co Kildare, pleaded not guilty at Waterford Circuit Court to driving without due care or attention, thereby causing the death of Daenerys Crosbie-Callaghan on November 18, 2014, at Manor St.

That morning, Carole Anne Crosbie attempted to cross a busy road to a nearby creche while pushing Daenerys in her buggy, when the road traffic incident involving an articulated truck occurred.