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James O'Donovan jailed for dangerous driving deaths

By Tadhg O'Sullivan

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

James O'Donovan was jailed for seven years for dangerous driving causing two deaths at Naas Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 2 March 2015. The crash happened at Youngstown, Athy, on 27 December 2012.

O'Donovan was also disqualified from driving for 30 years after a unanimous jury found him guilty. The court heard that his girlfriend Rosanna Potts and Teresa Kiely died after his vehicle struck another car.

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