Woman charged with dangerous driving causing death of Ukrainian man in Cork

Accused was driving the Hyundai car owned by the deceased and her driving was dangerous, resulting in his death early on Sunday morning, court heard

Kseniia Vasylenko has been remanded in custody on a charge of causing death by dangerous driving near Cork airport on Sunday. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

A Ukrainian refugee accused of dangerous driving causing the death of a fellow Ukrainian man with whom she had been socialising in Cork was brought before the district court where gardaí objected to bail, saying she was a flight risk.

Detective Garda Gary Brennan charged 43-year-old Kseniia Vasylenko of Cork Airport Hotel with dangerous driving a Hyundai Alantra at Cork Airport causing the death of Andrii Nesterov, who was aged about 50, after 2am on Sunday morning, October 8.