Lorry driver remorseful for causing death of teen

A Belfast lorry driver whose driving caused the death of a 13-year-old boy said in court today, “I wish it was me.”

A two-year suspended jail sentence was imposed on David Patterson, 39, of 142 Kilcoole Park, Belfast, at Cork Circuit Criminal Court as he pleaded guilty to the charge of dangerous driving causing the death of Adam Connolly.