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THIS is the man who was tragically killed in a horror accident at Co Monaghan last night.
Stephen Brown, 47, died suddenly after an Audi A6 crashed on the back of his blue Skoda Octavia, on Castleblayney's main street, around 11:30 pm.
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The father of the two children was declared dead at the scene and the driver of the Silver Audi was arrested immediately.
It is understood that a guard was trying to stop the Audi near Castleblaney Garda station shortly before the collision.
The car started and was kept dragged by the car for about 500 m before crashing into the parked blue Skoda.
The garda suffered injuries to the leg, head and face and was transported to the Notre-Dame Hospital of Lourdes de Drogheda, before being released earlier in the aftermath. midday.
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Stephen was a badton badistant at Saint Mary's Church in Castleblayney and at St. Patrick's Church in Oram in Muckno Parish.
Canon Shane McCaughey, a priest at Muckno Parish, said, "Stephen was the man to whom everyone belonged in the Muckno parish community.
"He was a disciple of Jesus Christ who asked his disciples to love God and to love his neighbor.
"Stephen testified to his faith by the generosity and kindness he showed to all those who needed it most."
In a statement today, Mr. Gardai said the case had been referred to the Garda Siochana Mediation Board, which is planning an independent investigation.
The GSOC then confirmed that it would conduct an investigation into the fatal incident.
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It is understood that they will focus on the interaction between the driver of the Audi and the garda.
A statement said: "The GSOC has deployed a team of investigators to the scene and the incident review is continuing."
Witnesses to the incident are asked to contact the Carrickmacross Garda station at 042 969 0190.
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