A Kildare motorist has been found not guilty of dangerous driving causing the death of a cyclist who was part of a group of riders from a Dublin cycling club. A jury of seven men and four women acquitted Kevin Hutchinson of dangerous driving causing the death of Tonya McEvoy on February 12, 2017, at Rathcoffey, Co Kildare, at the end of a five-day trial at Naas Circuit Criminal Court. The fatal collision occurred while Ms McEvoy (34) a childcare worker from Moyville, Rathfarnham, Co Dublin, was on the return leg of a training cycle to Maynooth with a group of 16 riders from the Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club in Dundrum. After deliberating for just over an hour, the jury returned a unanimous 11-0 verdict that Mr Hutchinson was not guilty of dangerous driving causing death. The jurors also returned a unanimous verdict of “not guilty” for the alternative finding of careless driving causing death.

Source: Irish Independent May 27, 2021 18:11 UTC