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Case No. 22546Drunk driving; criminal damage; dangerous driving · Co. Louth · 5 Feb 2022

Armagh man fined and disqualified for drunk driving in Dundalk

Jason Mackin, 26, of Belleeks, Armagh, was fined €300 and disqualified for three years at Dundalk District Court for drunk driving and causing criminal damage to a Garda patrol van after driving the wrong way down a one-way street in Dundalk on 5 February 2022. Six further counts of dangerous driving were taken into consideration.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced2 Feb
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Key facts

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14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe defendant was driving a white BMW 5 series (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatThe defendant drove the wrong way down a one-way street on Park Street (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatThe defendant struck the back panel of the patrol car (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatThe defendant mounted a kerb and sped off to avoid being stopped (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatThe defendant was stopped after colliding with the front bumper of a patrol van at the Xerox junction (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatThe defendant gave a breath sample over the drink driving limit (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whereThe dangerous driving charges relate to Park Street, Rampart Lane, the Inner Relief Road, Blackrock Road, the Dublin Road and Xerox Business Park (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred around 3:05am on 5 February 2022 (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • chargeThe defendant was charged with drunk driving, criminal damage to the Garda patrol van, and six counts of dangerous driving (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed a €300 fine for the drunk driving offence (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • sentenceThe defendant was disqualified from driving for three years (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • sentenceThe other charges were taken into consideration (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherThe defence offered a €600 cheque to cover the damage caused (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherThe defendant works as a car wash attendant and lives at home with his parents (dundalkdemocrat.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 2 Feb2023
    Sentenceddundalkdemocrat.ie, first report
    Dundalk court: Fined for drunk driving

    Sentencing: €300 fine for drunk driving, three-year disqualification, six dangerous driving charges taken into consideration. Defence offered €600 cheque for damage to the patrol van.

    accused, Jason Mackin, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Mackin