The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is investigating the death of a 22-year-old cyclist in a collision with a truck in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, earlier this year.
Greta Price-Martin, a student at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art and Design (IADT), sustained catastrophic injuries in the collision at the junction between Glenageary Road Upper and Mounttown Road Lower on April 24th.
Price-Martin, late of Cooley, Carlingford, Co Louth, died of her injuries at St Vincent’s Hospital.
Trevor Ryan Nesbitt, an inspector with the HSA, told the opening of Price-Martin’s inquest at Dublin District Coroner’s Court on Monday that the authority’s investigation into the incident was ongoing.
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Whether or not a prosecution is to arise from the investigation has not been determined yet, the court heard. No further details about the nature of the investigation were opened in court.
Coroner Aisling Gannon granted a six-month adjournment of the case under the Coroner’s Act following an application by Mr Nesbitt.
Breffni Martin, the deceased’s father, gave identification evidence at the brief hearing.
In his deposition to the court, he said he identified Ms Price-Martin to Garda Dean McEnroe at St Vincent’s hospital following the collision. A number of other family members attended the court hearing.
Garda Eamon Maher, attached to Dún Laoghaire Garda station, gave evidence of pronouncement of death.
For the purposes of releasing an interim death certificate, Ms Gannon recorded the cause of death as catastrophic injuries arising from a road traffic collision.
In another inquest before the Dublin Coroner’s Court, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is considering further charges relating to an alleged hit-and-run incident in Co Donegal earlier this year that left a 66-year-old man dead.
James Devine, late of Drummucklagh, Raphoe, died at Beaumont Hospital on May 15th from catastrophic head injuries sustained in the road traffic collision three days earlier.
At the opening of the inquest into Mr Devine’s death, Insp Alan Frawley asked the coroner Aisling Gannon for an adjournment of the case on the basis that a Garda file relating to the case is currently with the DPP’s office. The coroner granted a six-month adjournment under the Coroner’s Act.
A man (30s) was previously charged and brought before the criminal courts in relation to the incident.
Anne Marie Vance, a daughter of the deceased man, gave brief identification evidence at the hearing. In her deposition, she said she identified her father to Gda Tiernan Murphy after he passed away as a result of a road traffic collision. Other family members were present at the hearing.
For the purposes of releasing an interim death certificate, Ms Gannon recorded the cause of death as catastrophic head injuries arising from a road traffic collision.
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