The inquest into the death of a 43-year-old woman who died while gardaí were carrying out a high speed chase, heard that the members of the force were not adequately trained for the operation.
A Co Kildare Superintendent gave evidence at Naas Coroners Court today.
The court heard how Garda Liam Doyle and Garda Daniel Murphy, Co Kildare division were contacted by Portlaoise garda, on 23 October 2014, and told that a Green Polo had broken through the toll near Mountrath.
As the two gardaí were near where the car was approaching at the junction 13, Northbound, Garda Murphy said that they signalled to oncoming traffic to slow down.
However, they were suddenly hit by the impact of a car that Garda Murphy said left him in "severe pain" and "shock."
He determined that there were five males in a Volkswagen Polo, ranging in ages from the 23-year-old driver to a 12-year-old, and a woman Diana Harton in a Citroen.
Another garda had to cut her seat-belt off and she died soon after.
Superintendent Martin Walker, head of the Co Kildare Division, agreed that gardaí on duty on the date in question were not adequately trained for car chasing.
Assistant State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy outlined that Ms Harton had been a healthy woman and there had been no evidence of alcohol.
During the accident she sustained multiple internal injuries. The strike by the vehicle caused "unsurvivable injuries", concluded Dr Cassidy.
She added that Ms Harton had died rapidly. She suffered some haemorrhaging to the brain and around the spinal cord.
Today the jury decided that recommendations to the garda's method of carrying out car chases need to be reviewed.
Section 3541, the method of carrying out a car chase and the training to do this needs to be reviewed, they decided. Superintendent Walker said a review had begun.
Also it was decided that the Minister for Justice needs to review the 1976 Criminal Law Act.
