Gardaí investigating possibility Clare teenager killed in hit-and-run deliberately knocked down

Bryan Lowe, from Westbury, Corbally, and Clonlara, died after a vehicle struck and killed him as he rode an e-bike at Cottage Cross, near Clonlara village, at 11pm last Friday. Picture: Facebook/Collect

Gardaí probing the death of a 17-year old boy in a hit-and-run incident in Co Clare are examining the possibility he was deliberately knocked down.

Bryan Lowe, from Westbury, Corbally, and Clonlara, died after a vehicle struck and killed him as he rode an e-bike at Cottage Cross, near Clonlara village, at 11pm last Friday.

The other vehicle and its occupants did not remain at the scene.

It is understood Bryan Lowe was dragged under the vehicle for a period before it left the scene.

Last Sunday, gardaí said they were looking to trace the driver or occupants of a silver/gold coloured Skoda Octavia seen driving in the Castleconnell and Clonlara areas between 6pm last Friday and 11am last Saturday.

Investigators released a photo of the Skoda car, with registration number 05-C-5982, which was recovered partially burned out in the Castleconnell area last Saturday morning.

Bryan Lowe’s mother, Crystal Lowe, said she was “heartbroken and traumatised” by the death of her son.

In a post shared on Facebook, Ms Lowe said: “My son died on his own, I wasn't with him. I wanted to pray over him but I wasn't allowed.” 

Ms Lowe said she believed her son was deliberately targeted. 

She said she believed her son was “followed” from the Corbally area to Clonlara prior to his death.

“Ye took my 17-year-old innocent son's life…The gards rang me, they called to my house for my DNA. How bad is my son that they needed DNA?” she wrote.