Appeal court adjourns sentencing of Cork man whose driving killed woman and paralysed friend

The Court of Appeal has today adjourned sentencing a Cork man who was four times over the limit when he crashed his BMW into a roundabouut killing a woman and paralysing her friend in Skibbereen two-and-a-half years ago.

Sean Casey (aged 27), of Cooragannive, Skibbereen, Co Cork, had pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Megan Johnston (aged 22) and causing serious bodily harm to Kate Petford (aged 24) who was left paralysed following the crash at Skibbereen on April 8, 2013.