Ireland Woman arrested over fatal Glanmire crash that killed Cork mother
On 11 February 2024, Sheila Dunne, a woman in her 50s and mother of two, was fatally injured in a single-vehicle collision at Sarsfield Court in Glanmire, Co Cork, at about 7.45pm. She was taken to Cork University Hospital and died there two days later. A second occupant, a woman in her 40s, was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening. On 25 April 2024, gardaí confirmed that a woman in her 40s, known to Ms Dunne, had been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death and detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Cork Garda station. No charge or court appearance has been reported.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested25 Apr
2 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Sheila Dunne, a woman in her 50s and mother of two, was fatally injured in a single-vehicle collision.
- The second occupant, a woman in her 40s, was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening.
- Ms Dunne was taken to Cork University Hospital with serious injuries and died there two days later.
- Where
- The collision happened in the Sarsfield Court area of Glanmire, Co Cork.
- When
- The collision happened at 7.45pm on 11 February 2024.
- Cause
- The collision was a single-vehicle crash.
- Other details
- The arrested woman, in her 40s, was known to Ms Dunne.
- Investigation
- Gardaí issued an appeal for information and for dash-cam footage after attending the scene.
- A postmortem examination was carried out and Garda forensic experts examined the vehicle.
- Gardaí expect mobile phone records to be central to the investigation.
- On 25 April 2024, gardaí confirmed that a woman in her 40s had been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death.
- The woman was questioned on the Thursday morning and detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Cork Garda station.
- Charges
- No charge is reported in the articles.
21 statements extracted from the articles
- whatSheila Dunne was taken to hospital with serious injuries and was pronounced dead two days later. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe second occupant, a woman in her 40s, was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatSheila Dunne was fatally injured in the crash. (irishtimes.com)
- whatMs Dunne was found in the vehicle when emergency services arrived. (irishtimes.com)
- whatMs Dunne was taken to Cork University Hospital and died there two days later. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe collision happened in the Sarsfield Court area of Glanmire, Co Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe crash happened at Sarsfield’s Court in Glanmire. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe collision happened on 11 February 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe crash happened at 7.45pm on February 11th. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe collision was a single-vehicle collision. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí issued an appeal for information after attending the scene. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí confirmed on 25 April 2024 that they had arrested a woman in connection with the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe arrested woman, in her 40s, is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Cork Garda station. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA woman in her 40s was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe woman was questioned on Thursday morning. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe woman was detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA postmortem examination was carried out. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGarda forensic experts examined the vehicle. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí expect mobile phone records to be central to the investigation. (irishtimes.com)
- otherMs Dunne was in her 50s. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe woman was known to Ms Dunne. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 25 Apr2024Gardaí investigate Cork mother’s death in car crash
First report in the available cases of this crash and of the arrest of a woman in her 40s, questioned on Thursday morning under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
victim, Sheila Dunne, 50s, female, irish (judged from name)Sheila Dunnesuspect, 40s, female - 25 Apr2024Woman arrested in connection with Cork crash in which Sheila Dunne died
Reports the arrest of a woman in her 40s on 25 April 2024 in the investigation into the February 2024 Glanmire collision that killed Sheila Dunne.
victim, Sheila Dunne, 50s, female, irish (judged from name)Sheila Dunnevictim, 40s, femalesuspect, 40s, female