Kieran (38) lost his life in Campile crash
A ROAD accident on September 10 last year which claimed the life of 38-year-old Kieran Whitty, Killesk, Campile, was recalled.
Garda Robert Flynn said he received a call at 11.30 p.m. about a crash at Campile between a car and a motorbike. When he arrived he saw a person trapped under a Volkswagen Passat.
Both the Passat and a Suzuki motorbike had significant damage. Garda Flynn spoke to Ian Rossiter of Coolree, Ballycullane who was driving the Passat and Mr Rossiter passed a breath test.
Kieran Whitty was freed from under the car by emergency services but was pronounced dead. Kieran’s brother John, in his deposition, said he identified the body of his brother to gardai
CCTV from Harte’s pub in Campile showed Mr Whitty leaving the pub at 11.24 p.m. on his bike.
Consultant pathologist Dr Nigram Shah said Mr Whitty suffered extensive injuries. He said toxicology showed Mr Whitty had a blood alcohol concentration of 232ml which he said was quite high.
County coroner Dr Sean Nixon said Mr Whitty suffered very profound injuries and death would have been almost instant. ‘I don’t think Kevin had any real awareness and would have died instantly.’
Cause of death was multiple injuries as a result of a road traffic accident.
Dr Nixon recommended the jury of six men return a verdict of misadventure because of the ‘extremely high level of alcohol’.
He extended sympathy to the Whitty family on their very sad and very tragic loss and thanked them for attending. Sympathy was also extended to the family on behalf of the gardai and the jury.