Driver detained for seven years because he had caused teenagers to death

A man who caused the death of two girls of teenage while he is almost twice as high that the speed limits were sentenced to seven years in prison.

17-year-old Kiea McCann and her best friend, 16-year-old Dlava Mohammed, died when the car where they drove, on July 31, 2023, drove near Klonen in Legnakelly.

Anthony McGinn, 61, with a speech in Drumloo, Newbliss, County Monaghan, previously admitted dangerous driving, which caused the death of the teenagers.

The girls were on their way to a school ball in the Westenra Arms Hotel in Monaghan Town.

McGinn was a friend of Ms. McCann's family and offered to drive the girls to the event.

He also expressed guilty, Ms. Mohammed's sister Avin, who was one of two other teenagers in the car at the time the collision was collision, caused serious physical injuries.

In the conviction, the judge found that McGinn drove to 151 km per hour (94 km / h) and had to slow down two passengers in the car.

He said that as a friend of the McCann family, he was entrusted to drive the young people, and through trips as he had “showed an extraordinary violation of this trust”.

He said McGinn's intention was “to” drive at a rough excessive speed “.

The judge added that he had shown a “ruthless disregard for the potential loss of life and serious injuries”.

During a hearing last week, the McGinn court heard almost twice the speed limit of 80 km per hour (50 km / h) in the moments before the crash.

During the procedure, the court also heard that Ms. McCann's father Franky had arrived at the scene of the crash and had carried out both Kiea and Dlava HLW.

They were later pronounced dead at the crime scene.

The court was informed that Oisín Clerkin, who was a passenger in the car, asked Mr. McGinn to slow down.

Ms. Mohammed's family moved to Ireland in 2018 after fled from Syria.

In an explanation of the victim, her father said that they had pulled themselves to build their dreams; “Dlava's dreams are now buried with her”.

Ms. McCann was one of 11 children.

Franky McCann spoke to court last week before McGinn and said: “Because of the decision you made, you took our daughter from our lives and our hearts.”

When Mrs. McCann's mother left the court on Wednesday, she held a picture of her and said: “This is my daughter Kiea and we got that seven years today. There is no justice for it. My child's life is gone and never comes back.”

Ann-Marie Lardner, the senior investigative officer, said that a Garda Síochána (Irish police) “supports” not only the families of the two girls of teenage age, but is in mourning after the death of Garda Kevin Flatley from a collision on Sunday.

“They had their whole life and a bright futures in front of them, they were killed in a devastating traffic collision and never came home,” said Insp Lardner.

“They are just three of the 418 people who have been killed on our streets since the beginning of 2023.

“A Garda Síochána and all of our street security partners continue to repeat … speed overruns.”