Inquest into death of young man at Kerry motorsport event opens in Cork
An inquest has opened into the 2022 death of Eoin McCarthy, who died following a crash during the Killarney Forest Rally in Ireland. Testimony from the navigator and pathologist detailed the circumstances of the accident, which occurred during severe weather conditions.
Why it matters
The inquest provides legal closure for the family and examines safety protocols in motorsport events during extreme weather.
An inquest into the death of a young man who died following a crash at a Kerry motorsport event four years ago is underway.
22-year-old, Eoin McCarthy from Kildee, Dunmanway, county Cork died following the incident during the Killarney Forest Rally on the 20th of February 2022.
The inquest which began this morning, has seen footage of the incident and heard from the navigator in the car at the time.
Eoin McCarthy died after the Honda Civic rally car he was driving went off course at a bridge and flipped into a stream near Castleisland on stage four of the rally.
Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster told Coroner Philip Comyn, Mr McCarthy died after suffering a cardiac arrest, which led to brain damage due to being suspended upside down and submerged in water.
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