Coroner accepts today that Gardai did not cause death of Co Kildare woman

The Coroner agreed with  evidence in Naas today that the Gardai did not cause an accident that led to the death of a Co Kildare woman.

At the inquest today hearing the cause of death of 43- year-old single woman Diana Harton, Coroner Denis Cusack, accepted what he described as a 'very detailed' report from Sgt Finian Dempsey outlining that the Garda car had been in good roadworthy  condition.

Additionally there was evidence given of the serious  damage caused to the Volkswagen, which had crashed into Ms Harton's Citroen, and then subsequently crashed into the Garda car.

Evidence was given that the Garda car involved in the collision was only driving at 20km/hr, as opposed to the Volkwagen at 100km/hr and the Citroen's 80Km/hr.