Bride-to-be was killed by banned driver hours after shopping for wedding dress, court told

The mother-of-one had been due to marry her childhood sweetheart whom she had been dating since she was 16 years old

Laura Connolly was fatally injured when she was struck by the car on the outskirts of Lifford, Co Donegal, in the early hours of Sunday, July 11, 2021. Picture: Facebook

A bride-to-be was killed by a disqualified driver just hours after shopping for her dream wedding dress.

A court in Co Donegal has heard how Laura Connolly died after she was struck by a van which failed to stop on the outskirts of Lifford in the early hours of July 11, 2021. The driver of the van, Sean Connaughton, now aged 55, failed to stop at the scene on the N15 road at Townspark, Lifford.