Mother hits out at delay in reforming drink-drive laws

A crusading mother whose son was killed by a drink driver has criticised the Government for delays implementing her proposals for longer jail terms for people convicted of drink driving causing death.

Road safety campaigner Christina Donnelly, whose son, Brendan, 24, and his friend, Lee Salkeld, were killed in Cork in 2009, has also called for more resources for Garda road traffic enforcement following a surge in road deaths this year.

She was speaking at the launch of a five-year road safety strategy for Cork city and county, which came after a day of carnage on the nation’s roads.