Jim McMenamin
We want the truth
THE family of a 29-year-old Ballymurphy man killed by a PSNI Land Rover on the Upper Springfield Road in the early hours of Saturday say they want answers to questions surrounding the death.
Jim McMenamin was struck and killed by the PSNI vehicle as he crossed the road outside Gort na Mona GAC, where he had spent the evening with his cousin at a birthday party. The PSNI say the vehicle involved was responding to an emergency call, but the family have concerns about the speed and positioning of the heavy vehicle when it struck Mr McMenamin.
Tyre marks at the scene reveal that the Land Rover veered right into diagonal white lines in the middle of the road where Jim was standing. And the length of the skid marks suggest that the vehicle was travelling at more than the 30mph limit for that stretch of road. Jim McMenamin’s family say they want an explanation for all of this – and they also want to know why the four PSNI officers were allowed to leave the scene shortly after the incident. They claim the driver of the Land Rover was breathalysed at the nearby New Barnsley barracks and not at the scene as is the usual practice.
Journalist:: Damien McCarney
