An American man arrested in Dublin will bring a High Court challenge tomorrow aimed at preventing his extradition to the US where he is sought on charges relating to a traffic accident in which three students died.
Frederick David Russell (26) is alleged to have skipped bail granted on charges of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault in Washington State. He also faces two charges of fraud arising out of the alleged cashing of cheques on his father's account.
He was arrested in a Dublin city centre shop by gardaí last November. At the time of the arrest, Mr Russell had been living under an alias with his girlfriend in Celbridge, Co Kildare.
He is wanted by the US authorities in connection with an accident on June 4th, 2001, near his home town of Pullman, Washington, when his vehicle allegedly ploughed into a car carrying students from the nearby Washington State University.