Family of hit-and-run victim Keith appeal for driver to come forward a year after his death

Keith Byrne RIP

The family of Louth Village man Keith Byrne have made an appeal to the hit-and-run driver who knocked him down just 300 metres from his home at Carnalogue a year ago today.

His parents John and Catherine Byrne told today’s Irish Daily Mirror that they could even forgive the person responsible for the 35-year-old’s death if they could just find out what happened to him.

His mum Catherine asked the driver to come forward so they could get on with their lives.

She said she never walked the road since and couldn’t go to the local pubs he drank in either.

Keith, one of five in the family, had gone out with his brothers Donal and David on Saturday May 10^th last year and was walking home sometime between 4.15am and 4.45am when he was knocked down and killed.

A passing taxi driver found his body and raised the alarm a short time later.

An €11,000 reward for information, raised in the local community, remains unclaimed.

Anyone with information can contact Ardee Garda Station on 041 6853222.

Substantial reward offered by Louth Village community for information on hit-and-run incident

Keith Byrne RIP

The local community in Louth Village are offering what they describe as a “substantial reward” for information on a fatal hit-and-run incident which claimed the life of Keith Byrne earlier this month.

The 35-year-old was walking home to his house at Carnalogue around 4.40am on Sunday May 11^th when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene.

He was discovered a short time later by a passer-by, suffering from injuries to the leg and head. He was later pronounced dead at the scene before being removed to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.

Despite pleas from his family for the driver of the vehicle to come forward, including an appearance on RTÉ’s Crimecall on Monday, no new evidence has emerged.

Now local residents are offering a reward for anyone who comes forward with information that leads to a conviction.

Anyone with information can contact Ardee Garda Station on 041-6853222 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.

Byrne hit-and-run to feature on tonight’s CrimeCall

Keith Byrne RIP

Tonight’s CrimeCall programme on RTÉ One will feature a reconstruction of the tragic events which led to the death of Keith Byrne in Carnalogue, Louth Village earlier this month.

The 35-year-old was walking home on Sunday May 11th around 4.40am when he was struck by a car in what became a hit-and-run incident.

He was discovered a short time later by a passer by, suffering from injuries to the leg and head before later being pronounced dead at the scene.

The former St Mochta’s GFC player’s funeral was one of the biggest ever in Louth Village with his family having made appeals for those responsible to come forward.

Tonight’s show airs at 9.30pm.

Witnesses sought to Louth Village hit and run

Keith Byrne RIP

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a hit and run incident that claimed the life of a man in Louth Village yesterday morning.

The body of Keith Byrne was discovered on the roadside at Carnalogue, Louth Village at 4.40am. The 35-year-old had injuries to his head and leg and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A post mortem is due to be carried out today.

Keith was the son of John and Cathy Byrne, with the former well known throughout the county for his involvement with Louth GAA. A former member of the County Board, he was also a popular coach for many years.

The father of five told the Irish Daily Mirror that he would love to see the person caught.

A bricklayer by trade, Keith played GAA in the past for local side St Mochta’s GFC.

Anyone who travelled the road between 4.15am and 4.45am on Sunday morning is asked to contact Ardee Garda Station at 041-6853222 or the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111.