Church sacristan, 92, died after traffic crossing fall

A taxi driver is on trial on a charge of careless driving, causing the death of a 92-year-old church sacristan at Ballintemple, Cork, early last year.

Bertie Byrne, aged 64, of Elderwood Drive, Boreenmanna Rd, Cork, yesterday pleaded not guilty when arraigned at Cork Circuit Criminal Court on a charge that, on February 6, 2018, at Blackrock Rd, he drove a car without due care and attention thereby causing the death of another person, namely Dan O’Connor.