Man with 'severe mental illness' drove into traffic after brother warned he would kill or be killed, inquest hears

The 40-year-old was in the care of Roscommon Mental Health Services at the time.

Man with 'severe mental illness' drove into traffic after brother warned he would kill or be killed, inquest hears

A man died when he drove into oncoming traffic just weeks after the HSE was warned he would kill or be killed, an inquest heard today.

Gerard Roan had a long history of “severe and enduring mental illness” in the years up to the moment he drove into another car more than three years ago.

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