'Cars are not toys' warn parents of Limerick teen, 17, who died in €350 car during pursuit

A verdict of “accidental death” was recorded at the inquest of a boy who died when the car he was travelling in crashed in a field while it was being pursed by gardai, including armed officers.

Gearoid Sheehy (17), from Ballincaurra Weston, Limerick, was killed instantly when the black Mazda 6, which was carrying him and others, hit a signpost and a ditch, before becoming airborne and eventually landing on its side in a field.