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Case No. 15092Hit-and-run collision · Co. Louth · 15 Dec 2024

Gardaí renew appeal after Dundalk hit-and-run

On Sunday 15 December 2024, shortly after 1pm, a car was struck by an SUV at the junction of the Armagh Road (R177) and the Toberona Road in Dundalk, Co Louth. The sole occupant of the car, a woman in her 70s, was taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, where she remains in a critical condition. The two occupants of the SUV, whose ages, sexes and nationalities are not given in the sources, fled the scene on foot and have not come forward. On 24 December 2024 gardaí renewed their appeal for witnesses and dash-cam footage, and no arrest or charge is reported.

  1. Reported24 Dec
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
A car was struck by an SUV in a hit-and-run collision.
Where
The collision happened on the Armagh Road (R177) at the junction with the Toberona Road in Dundalk, Co Louth.
When
The collision occurred on Sunday, 15 December 2024, shortly after 1pm.
Cause
The SUV struck the car, and the sources do not give further detail on how the collision happened.
Other details
  • The victim is a woman in her 70s and the sole occupant of the car.
  • The woman was taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, where she remains in a critical condition.
  • The suspects are the two occupants of the SUV, who fled the scene on foot.
  • The SUV had earlier been the subject of an unauthorised taking.
Investigation
  • Gardaí carried out a technical examination of the scene and both vehicles.
  • Gardaí appealed for witnesses and for road users with dash-cam footage from the area, and renewed that appeal on 24 December 2024.
Charges
The sources report no arrest or charge in the case.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe collision happened on the Armagh Road (R177) at the junction with the Toberona Road in Dundalk. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whenThe collision occurred on Sunday, 15 December 2024, shortly after 1pm. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • causeA car was struck by an SUV. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationInvestigating gardaí carried out a technical examination of the scene and both vehicles involved. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to come forward, and to road users with dash-cam footage from the area. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherThe SUV had earlier been the subject of an unauthorised taking. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherThe woman was taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, where she remains in a critical condition. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherThe two occupants of the SUV fled the scene on foot and have not yet come forward. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 24 Dec2024
    Reporteddundalkdemocrat.ie, first report
    New Garda appeal over Dundalk hit and run that left woman (70s) fighting for life

    Gardaí are renewing their appeal for witnesses and dash-cam footage, and the article reports that the woman remains in a critical condition in hospital.

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