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Case No. 2079Fatal road traffic collision · Co. Limerick · 16 Aug 2023

Family of Savannah Calvert hold protest march in Limerick over DPP no-prosecution decision

Savannah Calvert, 14, died after a car struck her while crossing Bank Place, Limerick city, on 16 August 2023. She had been living with cystic fibrosis, a respiratory disease that had also killed her sisters Katie and Sophie, and she had lost her mother Jacqueline to cancer eight months earlier. Gardai submitted a file to the DPP, which directed no prosecution. The family held a protest march in Limerick city on 14 March 2025 over the decision, and an inquest is expected at Limerick Coroner's Court at a later date.

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Key facts

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What happened
Savannah Calvert, 14, of Fairview Crescent, Garryowen, died after a car struck her while crossing Bank Place, Limerick city, on 16 August 2023.
Where
The collision occurred on Bank Place, Limerick city.
When
The collision occurred on 16 August 2023.
Cause
Savannah had been living with cystic fibrosis, a respiratory disease.
Other details
  • Savannah's sisters Katie and Sophie had died from cystic fibrosis.
  • Savannah had lost her mother Jacqueline to cancer eight months before the collision.
  • The family held a protest march in Limerick city on 14 March 2025 over the DPP's no-prosecution decision.
Investigation
Gardai submitted a file to the DPP, which directed no prosecution.
In court
An inquest is expected at Limerick Coroner's Court at a later date.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatSavannah Calvert, 14, died after a car struck her while crossing Bank Place, Limerick city, on 16 August 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe collision occurred on Bank Place, Limerick city. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe collision occurred on 16 August 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeSavannah had been living with cystic fibrosis, a respiratory disease. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherSavannah's sisters Katie and Sophie had died from cystic fibrosis. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherSavannah had lost her mother Jacqueline to cancer eight months before the collision. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Mar2025
    Otheririshmirror.ie, first report
    Family of girl killed in road collision hold protest march over DPP decision

    Reports the DPP's no-prosecution decision and the family's protest march in Limerick city; notes the inquest is expected at Limerick Coroner's Court at a later date.

    victim, Savannah Calvert, 14, female, irish (judged from name)Savannah Calvert