Jury got it wrong, says driver jailed for fatal crash

A Limerick man who was jailed for dangerous driving causing the death of a 19-year-old woman claimed yesterday he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

Gearoid Cleary, aged 32, told the High Court, sitting in Limerick, that he was wrongly found guilty by the jury at his trial and that the Court of Appeal was also wrong not to overturn the conviction.

Mr Cleary, of Ballinacurra Gardens, is suing the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) for damages due to injuries he suffered in the fatal crash and ongoing psychological problems.