Derek “Mono” Monaghan died as a result of injuries he sustained in the accident which occurred in a private car park at the rear of Grangegorman Villas, Dublin 7 on August 17, 2022.
A well-known volunteer and supporter of Bohemians soccer club was killed in a freak accident last year while showing his new car to his mother-in-law, an inquest has heard.
Ms Monaghan recalled that her husband had brought her mother out to show her his new car which was parked at the back of the house. She said the vehicle started to move while her mother was sitting in the driver’s seat. Ms Monaghan said she was waiting inside her mother’s house when she was made aware of her husband’s critical condition and asked if she wanted to say “your goodbyes.”
She told gardaí she could not remember the crash and her next memory was being pulled out of the vehicle. Ms Whelan said she could not recall seeing her son-in-law after the car started moving. “My family and I are truly heartbroken,” she remarked. However, she said he appeared to lose his footing and got dragged along by the vehicle as he attempted to keep hold of the door before hitting the tree.
Garda Damien Farrell, a forensic collision investigator, told the inquest that he had concluded that the incident was caused by “a sudden unintended acceleration as a result of driver error.” Sergeant Mark Ferguson, the investigation officer, said he believed Mr Monaghan was trying to get into the car to put his foot on the brake but had suffered “a tragic unfortunate accident.”
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