Driver jailed for five years over crash that killed two friends

'I don’t blame him in any way for being in a wheelchair,' says passenger injured in incident
Driver jailed for five years over crash that killed two friends

Joseph Gilroy: Pleaded guilty to a range of charges including dangerous driving causing death and serious injury, driving without a licence, and driving without insurance. File picture: North West Newspix

A young man who killed two friends and left another in a wheelchair for life when the car he was driving at speed crashed in Donegal has been jailed for more than five years.

Five people, including driver Joseph Gilroy, were flung out of the boot of the speeding car such was the impact of the crash.

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