Drunk driver who killed teenager ‘fooled the court’

The heartbroken mother of a teenager killed by a man with almost 500 convictions says she will never be able to forgive him.

Shane Patton had just completed his Leaving Certificate when he was killed by a car being driven at 165km/h by serial offender Eamon Lynch at Drumkeen in Co Donegal.

Father-of-three Lynch pleaded guilty to careless driving causing Shane’s death and was jailed for 18 months.