Ireland Named in reporting
Dayna Kearney
Born between January 2001 and January 2002, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 15 Jan 2022 to 15 Jan 2022
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Accused
- Born
- Between January 2001 and January 2002, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Death (road traffic incident); dangerous driving causing death; driving a defective vehicle
- Where
- Co. Kildare
- Reporting
- 1 report, 15 Jan 2022 to 15 Jan 2022
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie
Cases
latest first- Driver acquitted of dangerous driving causing death in Athy crash Death (road traffic incident); dangerous driving causing death; driving a defective vehicle · Co. Kildare
Four young women – Chermaine Carroll, 20, Niamh Doyle, 19, Ashling Middleton, 19, and Gemma Nolan, 19 – died when their car, driven by friend Dayna Kearney, 20, veered onto the wrong side of the N78 near Athy, Co Kildare, and collided with an oncoming van shortly before 10pm on 6 January 2015. Kearney, from Crossneen, Co Carlow, survived the crash. She was charged with dangerous driving causing death and driving a defective vehicle but was acquitted at trial in 2018. Kildare coroner Dr Denis Cusack dismissed the need for an inquest in September 2018.
Acquitted, 15 Jan 2022Accused · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Dayna Kearney, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 15 Jan2022Sister of woman killed in car smash on family's attempts to rebuild their livesaccused, Dayna Kearney, 20, female, named, irish (judged from name)Dayna Kearney
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