Man charged on e-scooter crash death of woman
A MAN has been charged with dangerous driving causing the death of a grandmother.
Mary Bernie was injured following a collision with an e-scooter in central Dublin last year.
The deceased, who was in her 80s, was seriously injured at around 3pm on June 20 and died some days later at the Mater Hospital.
Aaron Gumble, 28, was arrested yesterday morning and later appeared before Judge Monika Leech at Dublin District Court.
Gumble, of Drumalee Park, North Circular Road, North Dublin, is accused of stealing an e-scooter at the Mater Hospital on Eccles Street.
He is further accused of dangerous driving causing the death of Ms Bernie, who was from Dublin.
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He is also charged with a hit-and-run offence for failing to keep the vehicle at the scene after the alleged incident.
Judge Leech noted the accused was not making an application for bail at this stage.
Garda Ciaran Cummins amended one of the charges to replace the word bicycle with e-scooter.
He told the court Gumble “made no reply to the charges”, and the officer also said he intended to object to bail.
Dressed in a black and orange tracksuit, Gumble has yet to indicate a plea and did not address the court but gestured to a person in the public gallery.
His solicitor said the accused faced serious charges and it would be “in his best interests for the matter to be considered more carefully before deciding to make an application for bail”.
Judge Leech remanded Gumble in custody to appear again on March 6, when the case will be listed for mention to set a date for the bail hearing later this month.