{"id":449354,"date":"2026-05-15T00:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T00:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/449354\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T00:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T00:14:12","slug":"gardai-identify-and-interview-driver-of-car-involved-in-serious-hit-and-run-incident-in-ballymun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/449354\/","title":{"rendered":"Garda\u00ed identify and interview driver of car involved in serious hit-and-run incident in Ballymun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stock image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0124729b-9cee-400c-afea-f35495bc2fd9.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Stock image<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Garda\u00ed have identified and interviewed the driver of car involved in a serious hit-and-run road traffic collision in Dublin last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The incident occurred on Santry Avenue, Ballymun, Dublin on the night of Monday, April 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThe driver has since been identified and interviewed and the vehicle recovered,\u201d a spokesperson said on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Shortly after 10pm on April 6, garda\u00ed and emergency services were alerted after a motorcylist was struck by a vehicle on Santry Avenue, Ballymun, Dublin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The driver of the car failed to remain at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The motorcyclist, a man in his late teens, was taken by ambulance to the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, where he was treated for serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stock image Garda\u00ed have identified and interviewed the driver of car involved in a serious hit-and-run road 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