A man who admitted to dangerous driving causing the deaths of two Co Monaghan teenagers has been jailed for seven years.
61 year old Anthony McGinn of Drumloo, Newbliss pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the deaths of 17 year old Kiea McCann and 16 year old Dlava Mohammed.
He also pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm to Dlava Mohammed's sister, Avin.
Judge John Aylmer imposed the sentence of seven years at the sentencing hearing today at Monaghan Circuit Court. Judge John Aylmer handed down a headline sentence of nine years at Monaghan Circuit Criminal Court with the final two years suspended in full.
On July 31st 2023, the two teenagers, Kiea and Dlava were making their way to the debs ball in the Westenra Arms Hotel in Monaghan Town along with Dlava's sister Avin.
The car they were travelling in, driven by Mr McGinn, struck a tree on the N54 at Legnakelly, Clones, killing Kiea, Dlava, and seriously injuring Avin. Senior Investigating Officer Ann-Marie Lardner told the court last week the primary cause of the accident was speed.
The court was told then that McGinn's white BMW was estimated to be travelling over 150km/h in an 80km/h zone prior to the collision. His impact speed when the vehicle hit the base of the tree was 121.5km/h. Distressing scenes in court last week were evident when dashcam footage was shown to the court which showed the white BMW owned by Mr McGinn overtaking multiple cars before impacting with the tree at Legnakelly.
