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Case No. 18881Driving without licence or insurance · Co. Laois · 13 Dec 2023

BMW seized after stopping 16-year-old driver in Mountrath, Laois

Gardaí from the Laois Roads Policing Unit stopped a BMW in Mountrath, County Laois, for its poor manner of driving, on the night of 12 or 13 December 2023 (the sources differ). The 16-year-old driver, whose sex, name and nationality are not given, had no driving licence or insurance. The car was seized after the traffic stop, and the articles report no charge. The seizure is the latest development reported, in articles published on 13 and 14 December 2023.

  1. Reported13 Dec
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí stopped a BMW that was being driven by a 16-year-old.
  • The driver had no driving licence or insurance.
Where
The stop took place in Mountrath, County Laois.
When
One report places the stop on the night of 12 December 2023 and another on the night of 13 December 2023.
Cause
Gardaí stopped the car because of its poor manner of driving.
Other details
  • The driver was 16 years old.
  • The driver's sex, name and nationality are not given in the articles.
  • The car was seized after the traffic stop.
Charges
The articles report no charge against the driver.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí stopped a BMW and found it was being driven by a 16-year-old. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe driver had no driving licence or insurance. (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe car stopped was a BMW. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe stop took place in Mountrath. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereGardaí stopped the car in Mountrath, County Laois. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe stop happened the night before the report was published on 14 December 2023. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • causeThe car was stopped because of how it was being driven. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • causeGardaí stopped the BMW because of how it was being driven. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe car was seized after the traffic stop. (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe driver was 16 years old. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 14 Dec2023
    Reportedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Gardai seize BMW after stopping teenage driver in the Midlands

    Reports a single traffic stop in Mountrath on the night before publication, with the driver's age, lack of licence and insurance, and the seizure of the car.

    suspect, 16
  2. 13 Dec2023
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, follow-up
    Gardai seize BMW after stopping teenage driver in Laois

    Adds the Garda statement that the driver was 16 with no licence or insurance, the reason for the stop, and that the car was seized. Gives the location as Mountrath.

    suspect, 16