Third tragedy for family after ‘beautiful angel’ teen killed in weekend accident

Tributes have been paid to 15-year-old Molly Dempsey who died in a car crash in Wicklow last weekend, the third tragedy to strike her respected family.

The teenage girl died after the car she was in crashed near Slaney Park in Baltinglass, Co Wicklow, at around 5am on Sunday.

Gardai confirmed that the driver of the car, a male in his teens, was arrested on suspicion of offenses under the Road Traffic Act and detained at a Garda station in Wicklow.

He has since been released. The investigation is ongoing and a Garda spokesperson confirmed that a file will be prepared for the DPP.

Molly’s death is the latest tragedy to hit the Dempsey family after Molly’s older brother Roy died in September 2007 when he was just 13 years old.

In 2016, the Dempsey family suffered further heartbreak when another sibling, Killian, died suddenly, aged just 16.

Her friends paid tribute to Molly after news of her death broke in the area, with one describing her as a “beautiful angel”.

She was described by friends as “the most loving, caring and kind-hearted person”.

‘Such sad news this morning in Baltinglass. Heartbroken for the entire Dempsey family. Rest in peace Molly, you will always be remembered. Watch over your entire family at this heartbreaking time,” a friend wrote in a tribute.

“Thinking of you all, such a beautiful young lady gone far too soon,” wrote another.

“Rest in peace little Molly, taken far too soon, heaven has gained another beautiful angel,” read another tribute.

“The saddest news ever to wake up to… the death of a young local girl,” before urging people to “be careful on the roads, we never know what is around the next bend… my sincere condolences to the Dempsey family. RIP Molly,” another person wrote.

Funeral details for the teenage girl have yet to be confirmed.