The sentence of a drunk driver who killed a woman and paralysed her friend in Cork has been reduced from seven years to four on appeal.
Sean Casey of Cooragannive, Skibbereen, Co. Cork was four times over the limit when he crashed his BMW into a pole on April 8th 2013.
Megan Johnson died in the crash, while her friend Kate Petford was left paralysed from the neck down.
Kate is now in the full-time care of her parents, and her mother Jo says their lives will never be the same again:
"Our daughter's life and our family's life have been devastated by the actions of Mr Casey. We now look forward however to rebuilding our family's life, and particularly the life of our beloved daughter Kate."
"Rebuilding our lives must now take a different course. Nevertheless, we remain positive and optimistic for the future."
