This article is from page 5 of the 2006-01-24 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 5 JPG
AN 18-YEAR-old Clare man has been summonsed to appear in court in connection with a fatal road accident, which claimed the life of a 17-year-old girl in Ennis last year.
The young man is to be charged in connection with the accident, in which Charelle Howard died, on the Shanaway Road, on the outskirts of Ennis, in the early hours of July 16 last year.
It’s alleged that the young man, who will appear in court next month, was driving the car, which was involved in the fatal accident.
The accident was investigated by Ennis gardai, who interviewed a number of teenagers travelling in the car when the accident occurred. A file was then submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions, who directed that a charge be brought.
Charelle was travelling with friends in a Volkswagen Polo car at the time. The group was travelling from a birthday party outside Ennis town to the town centre, when the accident occurred, in the early hours of the morning.
Charelle, the only child of David and Teresa Howard, from Oakwood Drive on the Watery Road in Ennis, was travelling in the back seat of the car, which was involved in the single vehicle accident.
They had just left Charelle’s best friend’s birthday party and were on their way to Ennis.
The other occupants of the car survived. Two of them were treated for minor injuries, before being discharged from hospital some time later.