A Kerry woman, whose sister died after falling asleep while driving, is warning people to be mindful of getting behind the wheel when tired.
26-year-old Kerrie Browne from Brosna was driving home from night duty at University Hospital Kerry when she fell asleep and drifted onto the path of an oncoming vehicle on the N21, near Ahaneboy, Castleisland in October 2019.
During the inquest into her death last Friday, coroner Helen Lucey stated the evidence from the scene investigator was of classic symptoms of a road traffic accident when someone was tired.
Her sister Andrea says Kerrie was living her life to the fullest at the time of the accident, and says it’s hard to believe she fell asleep while driving.
Andrea Browne is urging people to plan their journey home after working nights or long shifts, to save other families going through what they did:
