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Case No. 21028Dangerous defective trailer; driving without insurance · 18 May 2023

Car and trailer seized after garda stop

On Thursday 18 May 2023, gardaí stopped a car and trailer; the trailer was dangerously defective and its load was unsecured. Further enquiries by the DMR South Roads Policing Unit found the driver was a learner driver with no insurance. The sources do not give the suspect's name, age, sex or nationality, or the location of the stop. The latest report, published 19 May 2023, says the car was seized and court proceedings will follow.

  1. Reported
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
Gardaí stopped a car and trailer.
When
The stop took place on Thursday, 18 May 2023.
Where
The sources do not state where the stop took place, and no county is given.
Cause
  • The trailer was dangerously defective.
  • The trailer's load was unsecured.
Investigation
Further enquiries by the DMR South Roads Policing Unit found the driver was a learner driver with no insurance.
Charges
The case is recorded under the offences of dangerous defective trailer and driving without insurance.
In court
The car was seized, and court proceedings will follow.
Sentence
No sentence has been reported.
Other details
  • The driver is described only as a person; no name, age, sex or nationality is given.
  • The account was published by Kildare Now on 19 May 2023.
4 statements extracted from the articles
  • whenGardaí stopped the car and trailer on Thursday. (kildarenow.com)
  • causeThe trailer was dangerously defective and its load was unsecured. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationFurther enquiries showed the driver was a learner driver with no insurance. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe car was seized and court proceedings will follow. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 19 May2023
    Otherkildarenow.com, first report
    SEIZED! End of the road for this "trailer" after gardaí step in

    Reports the stop, the defective trailer and unsecured load, the learner driver with no insurance, and that the car was seized with court proceedings to follow.

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