A 20-year-old woman was yesterday remanded on bail after she was charged with causing the deaths of two friends when her car crashed into a concrete pier during a bank holiday weekend last year.
Theresa Dingivan, from Pearse Square, Fermoy, Co Cork, was charged with dangerous driving causing the death of Michael Murphy and dangerous driving causing the death of James Sexton at Strawhall, Fermoy, on August 5th last.
Mr Murphy (22) and Mr Sexton (19) both from Castlelyons, Co Cork, were rear seat passengers in Ms Dingivan's Honda Civic car when it crashed into a concrete pier at Strawhall at about 9.15pm on the date in question. The deaths shocked the closely-knit community of Castlelyons as both young men were well known and popular in the village and were very involved in local sports clubs.
Their funerals brought the small north Cork village to a halt twice in a matter of days.
Yesterday at Fermoy District Court, Sgt David Haughney gave evidence of arresting Ms Dingivan at Pearse Square and charging her with the two offences.
She made no reply to either charge after caution, said Sgt Haughney.
Judge Michael Pattwell remanded Ms Dingivan on her own bail of €500 to appear again at Fermoy District Court on February 22nd for the serving of the book of evidence against her.
