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Case No. 29745Road traffic accident (fatal) · Co. Dublin · 3 Oct 2021

Man arrested in fatal car crash in Ballyfermot, Dublin

A single-vehicle car crash on Sarsfield Road in Ballyfermot, Dublin, at approximately 10:35pm on 3 October 2021, killed 20-year-old man Craig Hunter-Power and injured a woman in her 20s, whose injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. The road was closed overnight for Forensic Collision Investigators to examine the scene, and Gardaí appealed for witnesses and camera footage from road users. A post-mortem was to take place in the coming days. A man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the crash and is being held at Clondalkin Garda Station.

  1. Reported4 Oct
  2. Arrested7 Oct
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A single-vehicle car crash killed 20-year-old man Craig Hunter-Power and injured a woman in her 20s.
Where
The crash occurred on Sarsfield Road in Ballyfermot, Dublin.
When
The crash occurred at approximately 10:35pm on 3 October 2021.
Investigation
  • The road was closed overnight for Forensic Collision Investigators to examine the scene.
  • Gardaí appealed for witnesses and camera footage from road users on the road at the time.
  • A post-mortem was to take place in the coming days.
  • A man in his 30s was arrested and is being held at Clondalkin Garda Station.
Other details
  • The woman's injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
  • Craig Hunter-Power was due to turn 21 the following Tuesday and was meant to fly to Barcelona to celebrate.
  • His brothers Sean and Patrick spoke at his funeral at Assumption Church, and he was buried at Glasnevin cemetery.
18 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man in his twenties died following a car crash in Dublin on Sunday night. (extra.ie)
  • whatIt was a single vehicle collision. (extra.ie)
  • whatCraig Hunter-Power died in a car crash on Sarsfield Road in south Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatA woman in her 20s was injured in the crash and taken to St James' Hospital. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatCraig Hunter-Power was 20 years old at the time of his death. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe was due to turn 21 the following Tuesday and was meant to fly to Barcelona to celebrate. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHis brothers Sean and Patrick spoke at his funeral at Assumption Church. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe was buried at Glasnevin cemetery following the funeral mass. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatDenise and Linda pulled Craig from the car and performed CPR on the side of the road. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe is survived by parents Mary and Pat, sister Leanne, brothers Sean and Patrick, and Granny Annie. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe crash happened on Sarsfield Road in Ballyfermot, Dublin. (extra.ie)
  • whenThe crash occurred at approximately 10.35pm on 3 October 2021. (extra.ie)
  • whenThe crash occurred at around 10:35pm on Sunday night. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationA post-mortem will take place in the coming days. (extra.ie)
  • investigationThe road was closed overnight for Forensic Collision Investigators to examine the scene. (extra.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses and camera footage from road users on the road at the time. (extra.ie)
  • investigationA man in his 30s was arrested and is being held at Clondalkin Garda Station. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 7 Oct2021
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, its first report
    Young man killed in Dublin crash was due to jet to Barcelona to celebrate 21st

    Article reports on the funeral of Craig Hunter-Power at Assumption Church and his burial at Glasnevin cemetery, and confirms the arrest of a man in his 30s at Clondalkin Garda Station in connection with the crash.

    victim, Craig Hunter-Power, 20, male, irish (judged from name)Craig Hunter-Powervictim, femalesuspect, male
  2. 4 Oct2021
    Reportedextra.ie, first report
    Man dies and woman injured in Dublin road crash as gardai make appeal - Extra.ie

    Provides the official Garda spokesperson statement confirming the single-vehicle nature of the collision, the overnight road closure for Forensic Collision Investigators, and the appeal for witnesses and camera footage from road users on Sarsfield Road.

    victim, 20s, malevictim, 20s, female