Overview
- At Friday's hearing in Letterkenny Circuit Court, Judge John Aylmer deferred sentencing after Sean Connaughton admitted dangerous driving causing death.
- Prosecutors then arraigned him on three more counts: failing to remain at the scene, driving without insurance, and driving without a licence.
- Connolly, 34, was hit in Lifford in the early hours of 11 July 2021 when a van drove over her and left without stopping.
- Garda forensic tests matched her DNA to Connaughton’s Citroën Berlingo, and the state pathologist found she died from blunt-force injuries.
- Connaughton had been banned from driving since 10 April 2020 and has 16 prior convictions, factors the court will weigh as he remains on bail.