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Case No. 15197Driving while disqualified · Co. Tipperary · 13 Dec 2024

Disqualified driver arrested at Thurles checkpoint

On Friday night, 13 December 2024, Tipperary Roads Policing Unit stopped a car at a Mandatory Intoxicant Checkpoint in the Thurles District, County Tipperary, as part of a Christmas campaign. The driver, whose sex, age and nationality are not given, was found to be disqualified from driving. The driver was arrested at the scene and charged to appear in court, and the car was seized. The Tipperary Live report published on 15 December 2024 gives no court date or outcome.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged15 Dec
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
A driver was found to be disqualified from driving after the car was stopped.
Where
The car was stopped in the Thurles District, County Tipperary.
When
The car was stopped on Friday night, 13 December 2024.
Cause
Tipperary Roads Policing Unit was running Mandatory Intoxicant Checkpoints as part of a Christmas campaign.
Other details
  • The driver's sex, age and nationality are not given in the sources.
  • The car was seized.
Charges
The driver was arrested at the scene and charged to appear in court.
In court
No court date or outcome is reported in the sources.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe car was stopped in the Thurles District. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe car was stopped on Friday night. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeThe driver was arrested at the scene and charged to appear in court. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherTipperary Roads Policing Unit was running Mandatory Intoxicant Checkpoints as part of a Christmas campaign. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe driver was found to be disqualified from driving. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe car was seized. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Dec2024
    Chargedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    LIVE: Tipperary gardaí carrying out Christmas checkpoints arrest driver at scene

    Live report on a single checkpoint stop: the driver was disqualified, arrested and charged, and the car was seized. No existing case in the list matches this stop.

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