Detective Garda Jonathan Brady confirmed that Conor Hickey’s family and the gardaí are opposed to the restoration of Tracey’s driving licence. The court heard 14-year-old Conor Hickey suffered serious injuries when he was struck by the car. On arrest Tracey told gardaí that he had taken his eyes off the road and he remembered “a thud”. ‌Traumatised witnesses who were in cars at the junction of Faussagh Road told gardai they saw the boy waiting to cross the street. He said Tracey was sorry for the grief he has caused the Hickey family and if he could take back his actions he would.