Family of US police officer killed in Wexford traffic accident settle High Court action

An inquest in 2019 held into the death of the four Americans heard the group had travelled from the US to attend the funeral of Lily's sister outside New Ross and less than 1km from the scene of the accident
Doug Alexander Jnr (left) and Stephen Alexander (right) died in a road traffic accident here along with their parents in 2017.

Doug Alexander Jnr (left) and Stephen Alexander (right) died in a road traffic accident here along with their parents in 2017.

The family of a US police officer who died in a road traffic accident here along with his parents and brother has settled for €310,000 a High Court action over his death.

The American visitors, in Ireland for a funeral, were in a hire car and a U-turn was being attempted on the main Rosslare to Waterford Road outside New Ross, Co Wexford, when the accident happened seven years ago.

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