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Case No. 18543Drink driving · Co. Tipperary · 21 Jan 2024

Disqualified driver arrested for drink driving after Newport collision

On Sunday 21 January 2024, gardaí from Killaloe Garda Station responded to a reported road traffic collision in the Newport area, County Tipperary. The driver, who was disqualified from driving, was arrested for drink driving and found to be over the limit. The driver is to appear in court in the near future on charges of driving under the influence, having no insurance, having no driving licence and careless driving. No court date or sentence has been reported, and the latest development is the Tipperary Live report published on 22 January 2024.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested22 Jan
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A road traffic collision was reported in the Newport area of County Tipperary.
  • The driver was disqualified from driving at the time.
Where
Gardaí from Killaloe Garda Station responded to the report in the Newport area.
When
  • The collision was reported on Sunday evening, 21 January 2024.
  • Tipperary Live published the report on 22 January 2024.
Investigation
The driver was arrested for drink driving and was found to be over the limit.
Charges
The driver is to appear in court for driving under the influence, having no insurance, having no driving licence and careless driving.
In court
No court date has been reported; the driver is to appear in court in the near future.
Sentence
No sentence has been reported.
Other details
The sources do not give the driver's age, sex or nationality.
4 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver, who was disqualified from driving, was arrested for drink driving and found to be over the limit. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereGardaí from Killaloe Garda Station responded to a report of a road traffic collision in the Newport area. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe collision was reported on a Sunday evening. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeThe driver is to appear in court for driving under the influence, no insurance, no driving licence and careless driving. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 22 Jan2024
    Arrestedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    BREAKING: Tipperary gardaí respond to report of an accident

    Reports the collision, the Killaloe Garda response, and that the driver is to appear in court for driving under the influence, no insurance, no driving licence and careless driving.

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