TRIAL DATE SET FOR LOUGHGEORGE ACCIDENT WHICH CLAIMED TWO LIVES

Date Published: 14-Mar-2008

A 20 year-old Turloughmore man has been sent forward for trial charged with dangerous driving which caused the deaths of two of his friends and seriously injured a third last summer.Brian Murphy of Grange, Turloughmore, is charged with dangerous driving at Peak, Tuam Road, Loughgeorge, on June 6 last year, which caused the deaths of Niall Greaney and Liam Loughlin and caused serious bodily harm to Keith Hession.He appeared before Galway District Court this week where Judge Mary Fahy sent him forward for trial to Galway Circuit Criminal Court on April 8thA second charge of alleged drunken driving was adjourned to Galway District Court on June 25th