Eamonn Driver (31) from Slane
A County Meath man has been
extradited to Australia to face charges over a 2007 car crash in Perth in which
two people were killed.
Eamonn Driver (31) from
Slane appeared before Perth Magistrates Court today, charged with two counts of
dangerous driving, causing death.
Colm Reilly from Slane and
Kiara Duncan from Kentstown, Navan, both aged in their early 20s, died in the
crash in the Perth suburb of Bedford on 31st October 2007.
Australian Police allege
Driver lost control of the car on Halloween night. The small hatchback careered
across the median strip, flipped onto its roof and collided with an oncoming
car being driven by a 63-year-old woman, who escaped the crash without serious
injury.
Eamonn Driver returned home
before being charged with any offence but he was subsequently charged by
summons with two counts of dangerous driving, occasioning death. A warrant was
issued when he failed to appear in court in 2009.
Police pursued his
extradition and Minister for Justice Alan Shatter ordered Driver to surrender
to Australian authorities last month.
He was extradited to Perth
this week before today's court appearance and he is due to appear again on 28th
August.
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