>*The rider of the high-powered motorcycle that struck and killed Garda Kevin Flatley while he was on duty at a speed checkpoint in Dublin last month had no tax or insurance.*
>*Gardai believe that Izzet Can Berber, the rider of the 1,000cc Yamaha R1, lost control of the vehicle on the R132 at Lissenhall, near Swords, on May 11.*
>*Flatley, 49, had been trying to wave down the motorcyclist. He died at the scene. Berber, a Turkish national who had settled in Ireland, sustained critical injuries and died ten days later in Beaumont Hospital.*
Bill_Badbody on
>A marked garda vehicle had been parked to alert motorists to the presence of the checkpoint, which should have prompted Berber to slow down. After the tragedy, disinformation circulated on WhatsApp which purported to provide a witness’s account of the incident. Gardai said the claims made in those messages were entirely false.
paulieirish on
thats a very emotive headline, and deliberately so.
“Rider involved in fatal accident that cost both Garda and rider their lives” probably doesnt get as many clicks
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>*The rider of the high-powered motorcycle that struck and killed Garda Kevin Flatley while he was on duty at a speed checkpoint in Dublin last month had no tax or insurance.*
>*Gardai believe that Izzet Can Berber, the rider of the 1,000cc Yamaha R1, lost control of the vehicle on the R132 at Lissenhall, near Swords, on May 11.*
>*Flatley, 49, had been trying to wave down the motorcyclist. He died at the scene. Berber, a Turkish national who had settled in Ireland, sustained critical injuries and died ten days later in Beaumont Hospital.*
>A marked garda vehicle had been parked to alert motorists to the presence of the checkpoint, which should have prompted Berber to slow down. After the tragedy, disinformation circulated on WhatsApp which purported to provide a witness’s account of the incident. Gardai said the claims made in those messages were entirely false.
thats a very emotive headline, and deliberately so.
“Rider involved in fatal accident that cost both Garda and rider their lives” probably doesnt get as many clicks
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