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Verdict in inquest into fatal Fermoy crash

Fermoy - Two young men died
Fermoy - Two young men died

The jury in an inquest into the death of two young Cork men following a road traffic accident near Fermoy in August 2007 has delivered a verdict of death by misadventure.

19-year-old James Sexton and 22-year-old Michael Murphy, both of Castlelyons in Cork, died following an accident in a car driven by the then 19-year-old Theresa Dingivan.

The inquest heard Ms Dingivan who has already been acquitted of dangerous driving in Cork Circuit Criminal Court had a provisional licence, which she got just over four weeks prior to the accident.

The jury told the coroner, Dr Michael Kennedy, that they recommend that the laws in regard to provisional licences be vigorously enforced.