An off-duty policeman told Broderick his route was “just stupid” and offered to lead them to the right road. But the actor, on vacation from stage directions, declined and went his own way . “He wasn’t going fast,” says the policeman, who followed Broderick for a few miles. “Less than 40 mph.”



Several miles and a sudden downpour later, the pair stopped at another gas station to get their bearings. It had stopped raining, but the pavement was still wet when they pulled back onto the open country road. Some speculate that Broderick may have started driving on the right out of American habit, instead of the left, the proper side in Ireland. Less than a mile down the road, which had no curves or obstructed views, Broderick’s car collided head-on with a Volvo driven by Anna Gallagher, 28. She and her mother, Margaret Doherty, 63, were both pronounced dead on arrival at Erne Hospital.