Ireland Named in reporting
Elizabeth Cave
Born between August 1936 and June 1937, from the ages reported. 11 reports across 1 case, 28 Aug 2024 to 9 Jun 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between August 1936 and June 1937, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Dangerous driving causing death
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 11 reports, 28 Aug 2024 to 9 Jun 2026
- Outlets
- donegallive.ie, thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Suspended sentence for Austrian in Donegal dangerous driving causing death case Dangerous driving causing death · Co. Donegal
On the morning of 25 August 2024, a two-car collision occurred at Inver Glebe, Inver, Co Donegal, when an Austrian man drove on the wrong side of the road for 300 metres and his Dacia Jogger struck head-on a Volkswagen Up. Elizabeth Cave, an 89-year-old woman from Donegal Town, was taken to Sligo University Hospital and died on 28 August; two other people were also injured. Martin Mittmannsgruber, 52, of Wartberg, Austria, was arrested and charged with dangerous driving causing death on 28 August 2024, appeared at Letterkenny District Court the following day, and was sent forward for trial to Donegal Circuit Court in December 2025. He affirmed a guilty plea in December 2025 and was sentenced in June 2026 to a 12-month prison term suspended for 12 months and a four-year driving disqualification.
Sentenced, 9 Jun 2026Victim · 11 reports
Timeline
every report naming Elizabeth Cave, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 9 Jun2026Suspended sentence for Austrian charged over Donegal woman's deathvictim, Elizabeth Cave, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Elizabeth Cave
- 9 Dec2025Man charged over death of Donegal woman to be sentenced next yearvictim, Elizabeth Cave, femaleElizabeth Cave
- 5 Dec2025‘I’m sorry’ says man charged with dangerous driving causing death of Donegal womanvictim, Elizabeth Cave, female, irish (judged from name)Elizabeth Cave
- 29 Nov2025Driver charged over fatal crash to be sent forward to Donegal circuit courtvictim, Elizabeth Cave, female, irish (judged from name)Elizabeth Cave
- 29 Aug2024Austrian man charged over collision that killed 87-year-old woman in Donegalvictim, Elizabeth Cave, 87, female, irish (judged from name)Elizabeth Cave
- 29 Aug2024Man charged with dangerous driving after death of woman (87) in Donegal road crashvictim, Elizabeth Cave, 87, female, irish (judged from name)Elizabeth Cave
- 29 Aug2024Man charged with dangerous driving after death of woman (87) in south Donegal crashvictim, Elizabeth Cave, 87, female, irish (judged from name)Elizabeth Cave
- 29 Aug2024Austrian man in court following crash that claimed life of woman, 87, in Donegalvictim, Elizabeth Cave, 87, female, irish (judged from name)Elizabeth Cave
- 29 Aug2024Man charged with dangerous driving over fatal crashvictim, Elizabeth Cave, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Elizabeth Cave
- 28 Aug2024Man charged as woman, 80s, dies in hospital days after Donegal crashvictim, Elizabeth Cave, 80s, female, irish (judged from name)Elizabeth Cave
- 28 Aug2024Man arrested and charged following fatal road crash at Invervictim, Elizabeth Cave, 80s, female, irish (judged from name)Elizabeth Cave
Matched on the name as printed, ignoring quoted nicknames, and split by the ages reported. Two people who share a name and age would appear together here.