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The fiancée of a man killed in a hit and run in Dublin asks the driver to report.
Thiago Cortes, who was from Brazil, fell off his bike at North Wall Quay on Monday and sustained serious injuries.
He died yesterday in the hospital.
The driver fled the scene and Gardaí recovered the car.
A vigil for the Deliveroo worker took place in the city of Dublin last night; Thiago had only been working for the company for ten days.
Big event in Dublin today for Thiago Cortes, the delivery cyclist killed by a hit-and-run driver in the city on Monday night. Today’s event was doubled as a vigil for the Brazilian and a protest as his murder remains unsolved. pic.twitter.com/WnTr7bBNPx
– Sticky Bottle (@sticky_bottle) September 2, 2020
His fiancee Teresa Dantas is asking for information.
“If you did, please come closer. Be brave and do this.
“You were driving a car, you hit someone and left them there to die.
“Please say what you did. Go ahead.
“Please say something.”
Mrs. Dantas says they were planning their wedding.
“We didn’t have a date yet, but we were planning to make the marriage legal here this year.
“Then the big party and the church marriage ceremony in the next few years.”
Green Party Councilor Janet Horner was at the vigil last night and says the streets are not safe for cyclists.
“I strongly believe that the council has a responsibility to provide safe streets,” said Ms. Horner.
“We need to walk more and ride our bikes, we know that. We knew it before the pandemic and we know it especially now that there is one.
“We are asking people to go out and ride bikes. In my constituency, we ask parents to walk and bike their children to school instead of taking them by car.
“Every car on the road makes the road more dangerous.”
The Gardaí has asked for witnesses to the incident, in particular anyone found in the area of North Wall Quay, North Wall Avenue, East Wall Road, Sheriff Street Upper, Castleforbes Road or Castleforbes Square between 10.15pm and 10.30pm Monday the night.
They are also attractive to road users with camera footage, including the dash cam, of the area at the moment to make available to them.
Anyone with information should contact the incident room at Store Street Garda Station 01 6668000 or the confidential Garda line 1800 666 111.
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