A 32-year-old man who admitted dangerous driving causing the deaths of three women in a road crash on the N2 in Co Louth has been sentenced to six years in jail with two years suspended
Dundalk Circuit Criminal Court heard evidence of how Jason Rowntree, of Plantation House, Kingscourt, Co Cavan collided head on with the car, a white Toyota Auris, on 21 July 2017.
The court heard how he got down on his knees to look inside the car and from his assessment he believed the three women were dead. However the black Volkswagen Passat, driven by Jason Rowntree crossed the double continuous white line doing a speed of between 45-75kmph. However the court heard other witness statements from people in the pub on the night, disputing the number of pints, with the barman claiming the accused drank up to five pints.
Reading a victim impact statement to the court, Gayle McGonagle said the deaths of her mother-in-law Margaret McGonagle and sister-in-law Mairead Mundy, have left a gaping hole in their lives, one that will never filled. He described the holiday in Turkey before the accident. "We had a mighty time," he said. He said the women loved the shopping, the cocktails and the weather.
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