Dean Coleman (25) suffered fatal injuries when he crashed in Dublin
A banned motorist who was killed along with a passenger in his vehicle while fleeing gardaí in Dublin five years ago had almost twice the legal level of alcohol and traces of cocaine in his body, an inquest has heard.
A female passenger in the car, Annemarie Hooper, a 33-year-old mother of two of Beverly Lawns, Knocklyon in Dublin but originally from Fettercairn, Tallaght, was also killed in the collision. A sitting of Dubin District Coroner’s Court on Tuesday heard Ms Hooper’s body was ejected from the vehicle by the force of the impact.
Dr Okkers said alcohol, cocaine and benzodiazepines were found in Ms Hooper’s blood, while alcohol and cocaine was found in Mr Coleman’s body. She noted the combination of both substances could make the driver of a vehicle take “more risk.” Garda Browne said the whole pursuit of the vehicle until the point it crashed has lasted about four minutes. The driver of the unmarked patrol car, Detective Garda David Sheehan, said that he had only partial sightings of the vehicle during the pursuit.
Asked by counsel for GSOC, Diana Stuart BL, if he was aware that there was a recommendation that gardaí should seek authorisation to continue to pursue a vehicle from a controller, Det Garda Sheehan replied that permission was implied on the night. “At no stage were we told to stand down or stop,” he observed.
The coroner said she would not formally accept the jury’s recommendation that gardaí should be provided with refresher training on managed containment policy. Dr Keane explained that there was no evidence there was any issue with such a policy involving the two deaths. However, the coroner did state she would notify the relevant authorities informally.
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