Prosecution claims accused 'drove through a stop sign striking Paudie Palmer's car'

Bohdan Bezverkhyi's defence solicitor said: 'On the basis of the evidence, it is very difficult to say where the point of impact was or even how the accident occurred'

The prosecution said in its closing speech today that the jury could rely on eye-witness evidence from Bohdan Bezverkhyi (pictured) himself when he texted messages to friends on the day of Paudie Palmer's death. File picture: Dan Linehan

The prosecution said in its closing speech at the trial of a Ukrainian motorist who denies dangerous driving causing the death of GAA broadcaster Paudie Palmer that the jury could rely on eye-witness evidence from the accused man himself when he texted messages to friends on the day.

The defence emphasised the fact that the deceased was not wearing a seatbelt and that the late Mr Palmer was allegedly driving on the incorrect side of the road just before the collision at the junction.