A man charged with dangerous driving causing the death of a 70-year-old woman in Dublin had an eye condition and was advised not to drive, his trial has heard. Gardaí ­ also arrived at the scene and met with Mr Byrne who appeared to be “in deep shock”, Ms O’Sullivan said. “It’s also the prosecution case that as far back as 1997, he was advised by a doctor that he should not be driving,” Ms O’Sullivan said. That dangerous driving caused the death of Ms Dunne.”The prosecution alleges that when applying for a driving licence, Mr Byrne failed to disclose this condition. Ms O’Sullivan told the jury that most people drive and everyone is a pedestrian.

Source: The Irish Times March 05, 2018 16:52 UTC