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A French tourist who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of North Clare man Jerry O’Connor (71), received a 17 month suspended prison sentence at Ennis Circuit Court this afternoon. Olivier Le Bozec (42), was on holiday in Clare with his family in July of 2023 when the incident took place. Mr Le Bozec, his wife and their eight year old son were travelling from Galway to the Ailwee Caves on July 27, 2023. The court heard that in an initial interview with gardaí, Mr Le Bozec said that he was driving on the correct side of the road when the incident took place. However, in a subsequent interview with gardaí, Mr Le Bozec was shown CCTV footage of his car taken from a garage in Ballyvaughan, which showed his car driving on the wrong side of the road. The court heard that after seeing the footage, Mr Le Bozec admitted that he must have been driving on …
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