A woman in her 20s was remanded in custody today in relation to a fatal crash in 2012.
Ciaran McKenna from Crossmaglen lost his life in the collision on 30th July, 2012 at Magherakill, Castleblaney.
The woman in her 20s was arrested today at Dublin airport, and she appeared at Carrickmacross District Court this morning.
21 year old Coleen McCann, from Drumacon in Castleblayney was arrested by Gardai at Dublin Airport early this morning after her return from the United States.
She was today remanded in custody at a sitting of the District Court in Carrickmacross, on a charge of alleged dangerous driving, causing the death of a man in a traffic collision near the Border nearly five years ago.
She was refused bail by Judge Denis McLoughlin after a Detective-Garda told the court he believed she would be a ‘flight risk”.
Detective-Garda John Ogle. Carrickmacross, said that several previous attempts to interview, or charge the woman, who also used an address at Crossmaglen in Northern Ireland, were unsuccessful.
He claimed that on one occasion when a relative told Gardai she would be available at her residence on a specific date, he later learned she had, in fact, gone to America on that date.
The Garda Officer also told the court the woman’s father had tried to block access to the family home to prevent Gardai from visiting, and he also “ordered” them to keep away from the house, which led to the necessity for an arrest warrant having to be obtained.
Today the woman was charged with dangerous driving, causing the death of Ciaran McKenna from Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh, in a road traffic collision at Maghernakill, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, on 30th July 2012.
