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The parents of a Londonderry teenager killed by a drunk hit-and-run driver have said car criminals must serve longer jail sentences. | The parents of a Londonderry teenager killed by a drunk hit-and-run driver have said car criminals must serve longer jail sentences. |
David Leo Brennan died in April after he was knocked down on Madam's Bank Road by a 21-year-old man who later set fire to his car and took a taxi home. | David Leo Brennan died in April after he was knocked down on Madam's Bank Road by a 21-year-old man who later set fire to his car and took a taxi home. |
Andrew McGlinchey will serve half of a four year sentence for causing the teenager's death by careless driving. | Andrew McGlinchey will serve half of a four year sentence for causing the teenager's death by careless driving. |
Mr Brennan's father described the sentence as an "absolute disgrace". | Mr Brennan's father described the sentence as an "absolute disgrace". |
He said McGlinchey "had a choice to stop and let David live". | He said McGlinchey "had a choice to stop and let David live". |
"If he had the sense to go and phone a taxi after he burned the evidence, he had the sense to stop and let David have a chance," he said. | "If he had the sense to go and phone a taxi after he burned the evidence, he had the sense to stop and let David have a chance," he said. |
'Total insult' | 'Total insult' |
The family described how they got a phone call during the early hours of 3 April telling them David had been involved in a car accident. | The family described how they got a phone call during the early hours of 3 April telling them David had been involved in a car accident. |
They hurried to the scene and found the injured teenager covered in blood on the roadside. | They hurried to the scene and found the injured teenager covered in blood on the roadside. |
David's mother Denise Brennan said the sentence was a "total insult". | David's mother Denise Brennan said the sentence was a "total insult". |
She claimed her badly injured son would have survived if the driver had called for help. | She claimed her badly injured son would have survived if the driver had called for help. |
"He knew what he was doing and he could have stopped because David's coroner's report said if McGlinchey had stopped David would be here today," she said. | "He knew what he was doing and he could have stopped because David's coroner's report said if McGlinchey had stopped David would be here today," she said. |
McGlinchey, of Cornshell Fields in the city, admitted causing death by careless driving with excess alcohol in his system. | |
He also admitted failing to stop, remain or report the accident. | He also admitted failing to stop, remain or report the accident. |
At Londonderry Magistrates Court on Thursday, he was told he would serve two years in jail before being released on licence for another two years. | At Londonderry Magistrates Court on Thursday, he was told he would serve two years in jail before being released on licence for another two years. |
He was also banned from driving for seven years. | He was also banned from driving for seven years. |
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