asked the Minister for Justice (a) the number of hit-and-run accidents in the past 12 months, (b) the number of deaths resulting from such accidents, (c) the number of such accidents in respect of which prosecutions took place, and (d) the number in respect of which the offenders have not been apprehended.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Hit-and-Run Accidents.
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The number of hit-and-run accidents known to the Garda in the twelve-month period ended 31st December, 1965, was 719. The number of deaths resulting from such accidents was seven. Proceedings were instituted or are pending in 490 cases, including all seven cases where death was caused. In seven other cases proceedings could not be instituted because the persons concerned were resident outside the jurisdiction. The offenders have not been traced in the remaining 222 cases.
As I mentioned in reply to a similar question on 25th May last, although precise figures are not available, it may be taken that the great majority of these accidents were ones in which nobody was injured.