Drunk driver refused to slow down despite repeated requests by passengers

A woman was seriously injured by the dangerous driving of a young man in the early hours, at Well Rd, Cork City, despite repeated requests by his passengers to slow down.

Ciaran Fitzpatrick, of Woodleigh, Lehenamore, Togher, Cork, was remanded in custody until November 20 for sentencing.

At Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday, Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin said: “This matter deserves a substantial custodial sentence.