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Mayo man (70) pleads guilty to careless driving causing death of Tesco worker
Martin Cullinan (70) of Kilmicalla, Irishtown, County Mayo to be sentenced for careless driving causing the death of Andrea Gornowicz (58)
A 70-year-old man has pleaded to careless driving which caused the death of Tesco worker Andrea Gornowicz.
Ms Gornowicz, a German national who lived in Mayo for over 40 years, died in a car crash on the N17 at Castlemacgarrett, County Mayo, on May 16 last year.
Martin Cullinan, with an address at Kilmicalla, Irishtown, County Mayo, pleaded to guilty to causing her death by driving without due care and attention when he appeared before Castlebar Circuit Court.
Acceding to a request from defence barrister, Desmond Dockery, SC, Judge Eoin Garavan adjourned the matter until October 16 to allow for the completion of a probation report
Ms Gornowicz was 58 years old when she died in a three-vehicle collision which occurred between Ballindine and Claremorris.
She was a highly regarded member of staff in Tesco Claremorris, where she worked for a number of years.
