Family of Stephen Lynch renew appeal for information on fatal hit-and-run Lynch was murdered when he was struck by a vehicle in Tallaght in 2017 about 2 hours ago The family of a 31-year-old man killed in a hit-and-run incident in Tallaght have renewed their appeal for information on his murder. Stephen Lynch was struck by a vehicle at Brookview Close on April 13th, 2017, and was pronounced dead a short time later. At the time, gardaí believed the father-of-three was involved in an altercation before he was deliberately run over. He had earlier asked the driver of the car to slow down.