Gardaí investigating the crash that claimed the life of road racer Gabriele Glodenyte over two years ago have completed their inquiry and have sent a file on the case to the director of public prosecutions (DPP).
The DPP's office will decide if criminal charges should be pursued and, if so, what those charges would be.
An inquest into Gabriele's death was adjourned on Wednesday, at Dublin Coroner’s Court, by coroner Aisling Gannon after Det Insp Brian Downey told the hearing a file had been sent to the DPP and gardaí were awaiting a decision from that office.
When the inquest was last before the Coroner's Court, in February, the file had not yet been sent to the DPP, as a forensic collision report was awaited. However, that has since been finalised and now the inquiry has concluded.
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Usually, an inquest into a person's cause of death is not held until after a Garda investigation, and any potential court case arising from the inquiry, has concluded. While the DPP is now considering the file, there is no time limit on when a decision about possible criminal charges in the case will be made.
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Gabriele, a successful road racer on the domestic scene, was training with her partner, UCD Cycling Club rider and former national track champion Seán Landers, when she was struck by a driver in an oncoming vehicle in north Co Dublin on May 27th, 2023.
She was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash that Saturday afternoon at Grallagh, Garristown. The crash occurred about 12.50pm according to a statement from Garda Headquarters in Dublin at the time.
Gabriele was aged 24 years and had cycled with UCD Cycling Club for several years. She had studied at Trinity College Dublin and had been working as a manager with Microsoft. While she was a relative newcomer to elite road cycling, she made a big impression very quickly and was one of the rising stars of the domestic scene at the time she was killed.
In 2022 she won the Brian O’Loughlin Memorial in Cong, Co Mayo, which was part of the Cycling Ireland National Road Series. She claimed the leader’s jersey of the series and held it all the way to the conclusion of the season, being crowned overall winner after the final round in Banbridge.
While those National Road Series results were the highlight of her season, she also won the Newry Thee Day overall after claiming victory on two of the three stages. She also rode Rás na mBan twice and had traveled to Belgium for a number of races.
