Man appears in court charged in connection with fatal road traffic incident
A man has appeared in court charged in connection with a fatal road traffic incident here a man was killed in north county Dublin.
Dad-of-three Mircea Rostas (36), died after he was struck by a vehicle while standing on a path on Railway Street, Balbriggan just after 9pm on Monday night, June 23.
Daniel Rostas (41), of Hastings Green in Balbriggan, - who is no relation of the victim - appeared before Judge Michele Finan at Dublin District Court on Thursday morning accompanied by a Romanian interpreter.
He is charged with intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to Mr Rostas at Railway Street in Balbriggan. That offence is contrary to Section 4 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997
Detective Garda John Delaney of Balbriggan Garda Station gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution.
He said he arrested Daniel Rostas at 1.12am on Thursday, June 26 and charged the accused. He said the accused made 'no reply' after caution.
Det Gda Delaney said there will be objections to bail. However, defence barrister Sandra Freyne said there is no application for bail at this time but that there may be at a later date and the detective 'will be put on notice.'
Judge Finan remanded the accused in custody to appear in person before Cloverhill District Court next Thursday, July 3 for directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The judge directed the accused to receive appropriate medical attention and legal aid was assigned after the court was told the accused is on disability benefit.
Mircea Rostas was treated at the scene but died a short time later on Monday night. Emergency services were alerted to reports of a road traffic collision and found Mr Rostas seriously injured on the ground.
Mr Rostas' remains were later removed from Railway Street to the local mortuary for a post-mortem examination. On Wednesday, his sister shared her devastation at his sudden death. 'Brother, you have left us all in sorrow,' her tribute stated.
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