3 years for driver who killed dad.Byline: OLIVIA KELLEHER A DRINK-DRIVER was jailed yesterday for three years after causing a crash which killed a dad and left the man's six-year-old daughter paralysed. Gerard Conway was THREE times over the legal limit when he ploughed plow also plough n. 1. A farm implement consisting of a heavy blade at the end of a beam, usually hitched to a draft team or motor vehicle and used for breaking up soil and cutting furrows in preparation for sowing. 2. into the rear of an articulated truck driven by van salesman Jerome O'Mahony, 39. The accident happened last June 3, shortly after 11.20pm near Kilworth, Co Cork. Jerome died as a result of the crash while his daughter Ciara is paralysed from the waist down. Little Sinead O'Mahony, three, was unharmed in the crash. Conway, 43, from Railway View, Fermoy, Co Cork, was arrested at the time of the incident and accepted responsibility for his actions. The architect expressed deep remorse Remorse See also Regret. Ayenbite of Inwit (Remorse of Conscience) Middle English version of medieval moral treatise, c. 1340. [Br. Lit. for his actions and added that he thought of the crash every day. He said: "The guilt will never go away. I have to express my deep regret and sorrow to the family." A Cork-based GP testified that Conway had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mental disorder that follows an occurrence of extreme psychological stress, such as that encountered in war or resulting from violence, childhood abuse, sexual abuse, or serious accident. . Yesterday, Jerome O'Mahony's brother Michael said the family were devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. by the crash. He added: "As a result of the actions of one individual two children have lost their father." Mr O'Mahony said Jerome's wife Kathleen has suffered considerably after the crash. The judge said Conway was a good man who acted recklessly reck·less adj. 1. a. Heedless or careless. b. Headstrong; rash. 2. Indifferent to or disregardful of consequences: a reckless driver. but added that society demanded a custodial sentence custodial sentence n → pena de prisión custodial sentence n → peine f de prison custodial sentence n → . CAPTION(S): GUILTY: Conway yesterday |
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