Widow of hit-and-run victim: ‘Five years for putting a family through that’

The widow of Paud O’Leary, who was killed by a hit-and-run driver, says the term imposed ‘doesn’t add up’ when compared to the devastation caused to her family, says Donal Hickey

THE widow of a father-of-four killed in a hit-and-run almost three years ago yesterday suggested stiffer penalties to be imposed for drivers involved in such accidents.

Margaret O’Leary said her family had been destroyed after the death of her husband, Paud, 42.