Call for signs to warn of danger of crossing deer

The widower of a 47-year-old woman, killed in a traffic accident on a dangerous stretch of road which wild deer are known to cross, has appealed to the authorities for action to tackle the problem.

Though investigations into the death of Susan von der Geest at Ballydowney, Killarney, Co Kerry, turned up no evidence of deer involvement, traces of deer have been found on vehicles involved in three previous fatal accidents in the area, according to coroner Terence Casey.

The mother of four girls aged from eight to 18, from Reen, Killorglin, Co Kerry, died when the Ford Fiesta she was driving went out of control for some unknown reason, mounted an embankment and crashed into a tree shortly after midday on January 6 last.