A 17 year boy has appeared in court in Mallow, Co Cork charged with multiple motoring offences arising out of a two car crash which occurred earlier this year on the N8 motorway near Mitchelstown in which a youth died.
Detective Garda John Murphy gave evidence of arrest charge and caution. He said he arrested the youth at around 8am on Wednesday and charged him with 12 offences which relate to incidents in Mitchelstown and its hinterland in the early hours of July 1, 2023.The teen was charged with dangerous driving causing the death of Johnny Foley.
Det Garda Murphy said the DPP had directed trial by indictment on the dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing serious harm and endangerment charges. The DPP has also consented to the accused going forward on a signed plea of guilty on these charges.Judge Colm Roberts remanded the juvenile in detention at Oberstown Children Detention Campus to appear again at Mallow District Court by video link on November 14.
The funeral mass of Johnny Foley took place on July 5 in the Church of the Assumption in Ballyphehane. He was laid to rest at St James’ cemetery in Chetwynd.