Man in court over Cllr Willie Crowley death crash

A dad-of-two charged in relation to a collision that caused the death of Cllr Willie Crowley is due to appear in court in Dublin tomorrow.

Polish national Damian Klansincki (28) with an address Nurney, Co Kildare is due in Cloverhill District Court tomorrow morning.

Mr Klansincki is charged with leaving the scene of an accident in Newbridge on December 15 as well as having no insurance, no road tax and no driving licence.

Cllr Crowley died from his injuries in Naas General Hospital several days afterwards and several Dail TDs like Shane Ross attended his funeral in Newbridge before Christmas.

A colleague in Cllr Crowley's Independence Alliance political grouping, Morgan McCabe was officially co-opted on to Kildare County Council earlier this month.

Cllr Crowley and Mr McCabe were long time friends and fellow campaigners.