Man pleads guilty to fatal hit and run in Limerick
A 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a fatal hit-and-run in Limerick that killed a nurse earlier this year. The defendant admitted to driving under the influence of drugs at the time of the collision.
Why it matters
The case highlights issues of road safety and the legal consequences of drug-impaired driving in Ireland.
A 19-year-old man was remanded to prison today for sentencing, after he pleaded guilty to a fatal hit and run that killed a nurse earlier this year.
Keelan O'Connell of Scanlon Park, Castleconnell, who was also under the influence of drugs at the time, admitted the charge before Judge Colin Daly at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court.
Aine O’Reilly, from Pallasgreen, Co Limerick, died instantly when O’Connell collided with a car that was forced into the path of Ms O’Reilly’s car, as she travelled to work at Shannondoc, Co Limerick.
The fatal collision occurred at N24, Grange West, Boher, Co Limerick, on Friday, 13 February.
Investigating garda Tony Burke, of Henry Street Garda Station, told another court previously that on the night, O’Connell was driving a "high powered" VW Golf "at excess speed" when he attempted to perform a "dangerous manoeuvre" in the moments prior to the collision.
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