Waterford-based Garda forensic collision investigator had to travel to Donegal to examine fatal crash scene

Garda Representative Association’s annual conference heard there was currently 'a huge shortage' of forensic collision investigators

GRA members called for action on addressing the shortage of Garda forensic collision investigators.

A Garda forensic collision investigator had to travel 400km from Waterford to Donegal to carry out an examination of a fatal crash scene in February because there was no such investigator available closer to the scene.

In a second case, the scene of a fatal road accident in Donegal was closed to traffic for 42 hours last November because the forensic investigator had to travel from Tipperary, again because there was no one available closer to Donegal.