Gardai say his appeal and now been stood down.

Mr Montgomery has strong roots to the area.

The man is in his late teens.

No one else was injured in the fire.

'A post mortem is expected to determine the cause of death'

It is understood he was the sole occupant of the car.

The defendant is the half-brother of the children's mother and was 19 when he was left babysitting the children in their home in Co Cavan on a number of occasions during the summer of 2014.

He was travelling on the Carstown Road in Drogheda before 11pm.