A driver has entered a guilty plea when appearing in court over a crash in Co Limerick that left leisure cyclist, and popular cycling race moto marshal, Gerry Murray with serious injuries after he was hit while out training on his bike.
Seamus Hanrahan (53), Kilmore, Granagh, Co Limerick, entered his plea when he appeared before Limerick Circuit Criminal Court on Monday.
He pleaded guilty to careless driving causing serious bodily harm to Murray almost two years ago. The crash took place at Attyflin, Patrickswell, while the accused was driving a DAF tractor unit with a tanker semi-trailer.
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Murray was cycling on his own on February 7th, 2023, when the crash took place. The victim, whose son is Irish rugby international Conor Murray, was taken by ambulance from the crash scene on the N20 to University Hospital Limerick.
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However, he was then transferred to Cork University Hospital for specialist treatment due to serious head injuries.
In the months after the crash, his son gave an update on his condition – in an interview on the sports pages of the Irish Independent – saying he was making a good recovery. He also revealed while his father sustained a head injury, he suffered no broken bones.
He was put in an induced coma to facilitate recovery from the head injury but came out of that coma after about a week.
