Driver in fatal case jailed for 2.5 years

A man who fatally knocked down a cyclist when he drove a car at speed through a red light has been jailed for two and a half years.

Eugene Maher, aged 62, died from head injuries hours after being struck by a car driven by Christopher Coleman, aged 27. He had been banned from driving at the time and had never held a driving licence.

Coleman, of Reuben Street, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to dangerous driving causing the death of Mr Maher at Clontarf Rd, Dublin on June 30, 2015. He also admitted leaving the scene of the crash and to driving without insurance.