Man jailed for motorway death of best friend

A young father-of-two who caused the death of his best friend through dangerous driving on a Dublin motorway has been sentenced to five years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Mark Kenna (aged 24) of Benburb Street, Dublin 7, pleaded guilty to unlawful taking and dangerous driving causing the death of 16-year-old passenger Daragh Carroll, when his stolen vehicle crashed into trees off the M50 northbound at Edmundstown in the early hours of January 18, 2007.