A Dublin man has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with the murder of a man in Arklow last year.
21-year-old Daniel McDonald was killed on the Main Street in Arklow on 2 February 2007.
Anthony O'Reilly of Cleggan Park, Ballyfermot, Dublin is also facing charges of dangerous driving causing death and reckless endangerment. The 22-year-old is pleading not guilty to the charges.
The prosecution has alleged that Mr O'Reilly and Mr McDonald had a minor row in a nightclub in Arklow, and after being ejected from the nightclub, Mr O'Reilly grabbed the wheel of a car causing it to swerve towards Mr McDonald, before getting into his own car and driving it at the deceased.
The jury was told that they would see CCTV footage during the trial showing the moment when Mr McDonald was struck.
A friend of the 21-year-old man who died has told the Court that Daniel McDonald was trying to wave down the driver to ask him what all the trouble was about and to stop.
Glen Murphy was giving evidence this afternoon at the trial of Anthony O'Reilly who is charged with Mr Mc Donald's murder, dangerous driving causing death and reckless endangerment.
Mr O'Reilly has pleaded not guilty.
Mr Murphy told the court that a row had originally broken out after there had been some elbowing on the dancefloor, and he said that he saw Anthony O'Reilly throw the first punch.
Night Club bouncer Pat Roche told the court that both men were in a high temper when thrown out of the club.
Anthony O'Reilly had made threats to the door staff, but he said they did not take it seriously.
Mr Roche said that Mr McDonald chased Mr O'Reilly down the road, and that Mr O'Reilly then got into a black car.
He said Mr McDonald tried to kick through the open window.
His colleague John Ferns later described how Mr McDonald ended up sitting on the car window, holding on to the roof as the car took off.
John Ferns described how Mr McDonald walked into the centre of the road as if trying to hail the car down.
According to Mr McDonald's friend, Glen Murphy, he was trying to ask Mr O'Reilly to stop and to ask why he was behaving in such a way.
The trail is expected to continue for 10 days.
