Knocknaheeny car crash near site of February accident brings back trauma for victim's mother

A grieving mother says a car crash near her home on Cork’s northside — in which the occupants of a car involved fled the scene — forced her to relive the horror of her daughter’s death in a crash nearby.
Knocknaheeny car crash near site of February accident brings back trauma for victim's mother
Thu, 28 May, 2020 - 18:51
Eoin English

The overturned Lexus on Harbour View Road in Cork City. Pic: Unity Media Network.
The overturned Lexus on Harbour View Road in Cork City. Pic: Unity Media Network.

A grieving mother says a car crash near her home on Cork’s northside — in which the occupants of a car involved fled the scene — forced her to relive the horror of her daughter’s death in a crash nearby.

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