Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Offences

Road traffic accident (fatal); dangerous driving

Where

Co. Donegal

Reporting

2 reports, 3 Nov 2021 to 4 Nov 2021

Outlets

irishmirror.ie, donegallive.ie

• Coroner records dangerous driving verdict in fatal Malin crash Road traffic accident (fatal); dangerous driving · Co. Donegal

  On the evening of 20 February 2017, John 'Rustard' McLaughlin, a 38-year-old accountant and Malin GAA coach, was killed when Aaron McColgan's Audi A4 collided with his Kia Rio at Strandhead, Malin, Co Donegal. McColgan fled the scene and was found approximately 500 metres away under the influence of alcohol, though below the drink-driving limit. In November 2020, Letterkenny Circuit Court sentenced McColgan to three-and-a-half years' imprisonment and a 15-year driving ban for dangerous driving causing death. In November 2021, a coroner's inquest recorded a verdict of dangerous driving causing death, noting that McColgan had used a foreign seatbelt buckle to silence the car's seatbelt alarm.

  In court, 3 Nov 2021Convicted · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 4 Nov2021
   In courtirishmirror.ie, in Coroner records dangerous driving verdict in fatal Malin crash

   Car which killed young dad was fitted with false seatbelt buckle to stop alarm

   convicted, Aaron McColgan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron McColgan♂IE
2. 3 Nov2021
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Coroner records dangerous driving verdict in fatal Malin crash

   Driver who killed father-of-three used buckle to override car's seatbelt sensor

   convicted, Aaron McColgan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron McColgan♂IE

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