Cyclist’s sister: Drink driver’s sentence too soft

The sister of a young cyclist killed by a driver who was over the legal limit has criticised the leniency of his sentence.

Stefan Cooper, 18, died after he was struck by a car driven by Seán Collins, at Barley Hill, Roscarberry, Co Cork, in March, 2016.

Collins, aged 70, who lives at Threegneeves, Leap, had a previous drink-driving conviction. He pleaded guilty, this week, at Cork Circuit Court, to driving a car with excess alcohol and to driving without due care and attention, causing Stefan’s death.