Ombudsman to probe Galway driver’s death

A man jumped off a bridge, falling to his death, after gardaí told him they were seizing his car for having no tax or insurance.

Stunned motorists and pedestrians looked on as David Johnston, aged 43, of Sleepzone Hostel, Galway, scaled O’Brien’s Bridge in Galway City and dropped into the torrent below. The scene unfolded at rush hour in the centre of the city as gardaí operated a planned checkpoint on Bridge St.

Garda sources said two members of the force stopped the man’s car at 6.20pm. After conducting a examination, they asked the man to step out of the car.