'It all happened so quickly' - Inquest hears motorist had no chance of avoiding young cyclist

Derek and Mary Duggan, parents of Shane Duggan, at Dublin Coroners Court this afternoon. In response to queries from Shane’s parents, Garda witnesses said no mobile phone was seized as part of their investigation. Photo: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

A motorist involved in a fatal collision has told an inquest that she had no chance to avoid hitting a young cyclist who suddenly came out of a driveway onto a quiet country road in Co. Kildare three years ago.

Linda Capuzzo told a hearing into the death of Shane Duggan (16) at Dublin District Coroner’s Court that she collided with the teenager as he emerged at speed from a concealed entrance to a house at Oughterard, Straffan, Co. Kildare on July 3, 2018.