Man struck by car was thrown 78 feet in the air, court hears

A man who was killed after being hit by a car may have been jumping as it struck him, flinging him 78 feet in the air, a court has heard.

Anthony O’Reilly, 22, with an address at Cleggan Park, Ballyfermot, Dublin, is charged with the murder of Daniel McDonald, 21, on Main Street, Arklow on February 2, 2007.