Teenager gets four years for causing Kimberly O Connor s death in Cork crash
The court heard Daniel Wyse was driving at a minimum of 119km per hour along a road which was governed by a 50kph speed limit when it crashed
The judge said that Kimberly O’Connor was an energetic, enthusiastic and idealistic teenager who lost her life when the car which Daniel Wyse was driving crashed into a pillar in Knocknaheeny.
Wed, 03 Mar, 2021 - 12:44
Liam Heylin
The teenaged driver who admitted dangerous driving causing the death of 16-year-old Kimberly O’Connor in Cork one year ago was sentenced to four years in detention today.
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A teenage boy who was driving a car at a minimum speed of 119 km an hour in a 50 km zone when he crashed on the Northside of the city causing the death of a 16 year old girl and permanent injury to a 17 year old male, has been detained for four years.
Wyse had overtaken a taxi on Harbour View Road but his car clipped a kerb, then a tree, hit a utility box and a metal bollard before colliding with a concrete wall and gate pillar.
The cap on the bollard was catapulted through the window of a nearby house while another part of the bollard ended up 45 metres away.
Ms O Connor was pronounced dead at the scene before she could be transferred to Cork University Hospital (CUH).
Another teenager in the car also suffered serious injuries including a fractured skull.
He initially lost the use of his limbs but has regained movement thanks to intensive physiotherapy. The boy has no recollection of the collision.