*A row has reportedly erupted between the garda watchdog and the force over a fatal crash yesterday in Dublin.
GSOC says they should have been alerted earlier.
A 43-year-old woman died in a collision and a 26-year-old man is critical after their car hit a lamp post at Fairview.
The vehicle was being followed by Gardai when it went out of control at ten to two in the morning.
Officers examined the crash scene and made the street safe before reporting the incident to GSOC, in apparent breach of protocol.
The ombudsman was formally notified the case was being referred at 7.30am, meaning GSOC's investigators only arrived on scene at 9am, after the street reopened to traffic.
*An investigation has been launched by the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission into a car crash that claimed the life of a woman.
Sinead Maguire (43) with an address of Bayview Avenue in North Strand, Dublin, died after the car she was travelling in crashed into a pole in Fairview in the early hours of yesterday morning.
It is understood that the car was being pursued at a distance by a garda car when it smashed into a pole
The car crashed at the Malahide Road and Clontarf Road junction in Fairview at 1.52am yesterday.
'Today God gained such a beautiful, loving, funny angel," a cousin said in a Facebook tribute last night.
The fatal incident was referred to the garda ombudsman by the Garda Commissioner. Such incidents are investigated when it is believed that the conduct of a garda may have resulted in the death, or serious injury, of a
person. The driver of the car, a 26-year-old male, is fighting for his life in Beaumont Hospital.
There was another passenger in the car, a 20-year-old male. He was taken to St James's Hospital and his condition is described as serious but stable.
A post-mortem was carried out on the woman and her name was released by the gardai last night. The car was almost completely destroyed in the crash. The passengers had to be cut out of the vehicle such was the extent
of the damage. Sinn Fein councillor Janice Boylan said it was "just heartbreaking".
A neighbour of Ms Maguire described the crash as an "absolute and utter tragedy."
"Today God gained such a beautiful, loving, funny angel. Words can't describe how we're all feeling now Sinead we loved you so much," read a Facebook tribute from a cousin last night.
Gardai have asked motorists to slow down as the Bank Holiday weekend approaches. Last night GSOC said that the "investigation is ongoing," and anyone with information is asked to call 1890 600 800.
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is investigating a fatal car crash in Dublin after the incident was referred to it by gardaí.
Sineád Maguire, 43, from Bayview Avenue in Dublin died when the car she was travelling in hit a pole at Fairview at the junction of Malahide Road at 1.50am.
The 26-year-old driver was taken to Beaumont Hospital where his condition is described as critical.
A 20-year-old man who was also in the car is in a stable condition in St James's Hospital.
Gardaí had been following the vehicle before the crash.
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to contact Clontarf Garda Station at 01-6664800, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800-666-111. www.garda.ie or any garda station.
Several roads were closed earlier due to the collision. The Fairview Malahide road junction later re-opened.
In a separate incident, a 21-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the N81 Blessington Road.
It happened on the Tallaght side of Brittas village at 2.40am.
Four other men in the car, aged between 19 and 22, were taken to Tallaght and St Vincent's hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
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