A man has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of two young women outside Ballybofey.
Friends Kiara Baird, 19, and mother-of-three Maria Wallace, 38, died after the car in which they were passengers crashed at Glenfin Road, Ballybofey September 21st, 2016.
The woman died instantly after the Citreon C3 car in which they were traveling was involved in a collision with a pole.
Dermot Dowd appeared at Letterkenny District Court today charged with dangerous driving causing the death of the two women.
Garda Michelle Kelly gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution in the matter.
Solicitor for Dowd, aged 24, Mr Patsy Gallagher, told the court that the book of evidence in the matter was at an advanced stage.
He requested the case be put back so Mr Dowd could appear by video-link on May 29th so the matter could be put back to Letterkenny Circuit Court on June 14th next.
Dowd is currently in custody.
A number of relatives of the two dead women were in court for the brief hearing.
The scene of the double fatality near Ballybofey. (North West Newspix)