Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard that Michael Lucey (42) of Derryvaleen, Ballingeary in Co Cork had left a funeral reception for his father in the early hours of 13 December, 2022
A man who knocked down and killed a 51-year-old physiotherapist when he was three times over the legal limit for alcohol just hours after he attended the funeral of his father has been jailed for 18 months.
Michael Lucey didn’t have a car with him at the reception. On impulse he got behind the wheel of the vehicle of a man who was with him as he felt he was too intoxicated to drive. Elizabeth O’Connell, SC, for the defence said that her client was a "thoroughly decent man" who wanted to apologise for the tremendous harm he had caused the Twomey family.
Mr Lucey had pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Gobnait Twomey. He also pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and to a second charge of dangerous driving. "My Mam was hysterical having seen her daughter being rolled over, and there were two others also lying on the road. "Wherever Gob was there was bound to be good craic, joking and lots of laughter. She loved to laugh and we couldn't help but join in with her loud, contagious laugh. She was generous to a fault with her time, attention and especially her love. She wore her heart on her sleeve. She was the best part of all of us. As a family we are totally heartbroken.
"The days look the same. I just live to work, pay the rent and the bills. Work and friends keep me busy but the happiness is gone. I miss her conversation, her humour and her contagious laugh. When I come back from work nobody is waiting for me. I have nobody to live for now.
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