28 year old Mary Enright, a heavily pregnant woman from Dungarvan, along with her unborn baby, later named Mollie Enright, and 17 year old Robert Stoker from Cork died in the crash outside Cahir in March 2012.
Marie Stoker gave evidence that she reported her 17 year old son Robert missing to Gardaí in Cork at 10.30pm on Monday 26th March 2012….at 10.40pm he was involved in a two car crash between Cahir and Bansha on the N24.
The inquest also heard that Robert took his mother's car between 7 and 8pm that evening while she was out walking.
Garda Anastasia Murphy told the court that Robert Stoker had been driving a Red Kia estate and was the sole occupant; while the other car was a Silver Lexus being driven by Mary Enright.
Mrs Enright's husband along with a family friend were also in the car.
Garda Murphy said the Kia being driven by Mr Stoker veered sharply onto the other side of the road, onto the incorrect side of road, and that this caused the accident.
She said both cars were in good pre-collision condition and that therefore the human element on the part of the Kia driver must be considered…
Earlier Coroner Paul Morris told the court that he will, depending on the evidence, rule that three people died in the accident.
Mary Enright was 34 weeks pregnant at the time and the inquest heard that the case raises serious issues as to whether “the unborn child” should be assigned certain status.
Before witnesses started giving their evidence at the inquest in Clonmel today, Mr Morris said he has read a lot of material relating to the registration of the term “birth” saying the issues focus on the ability to prove that someone must have been born before a death certificate can be issued.
The inquest continues.
