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Case No. 20658Dangerous driving (failing to stop for gardaí) · Co. Donegal · 16 Jun 2023

Driver arrested after failing to stop and dangerous manoeuvres in Donegal

A driver was arrested in County Donegal after performing dangerous manoeuvres on Friday evening, 16 June 2023, and failing to stop when gardaí tried to stop the car. No victim is named, and the sources do not give the driver's name, age, sex or nationality. Officers from the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit made the arrest after the driver initially evaded them, with cross-border help from the PSNI. Donegal Live reported the arrest on 16 June 2023, and no charge, court appearance or sentence has been reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested16 Jun
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A driver was seen performing a number of dangerous manoeuvres on Friday evening.
Cause
The driver failed to stop when gardaí tried to stop the car.
Where
The incident and arrest took place in County Donegal.
When
The manoeuvres were seen on Friday evening, 16 June 2023.
Investigation
  • Officers from the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit made the arrest after the driver initially evaded them.
  • Gardaí say the arrest was made possible by cross-border co-operation with the PSNI.
Charges
No charge is reported in the sources.
In court
No court proceedings are reported in the sources.
Sentence
No sentence is reported in the sources.
Other details
  • The sources do not give the driver's name, age, sex or nationality.
  • Two drivers were issued fixed charge penalty notices for speeding in Buncrana on the same Friday evening, unrelated to this arrest.
  • Donegal Live published the report on 16 June 2023 at 23:39 GMT.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe arrest was made in Donegal by the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe manoeuvres were seen on Friday evening. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested after initially evading gardaí. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationThe arrest was made possible by cross-border co-operation with the PSNI. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe motorist failed to stop when gardaí tried to stop the car. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherSeparately, two drivers were issued fixed charge penalty notices for speeding on the same Friday evening. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Jun2023
    Arresteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Garda warning as driver arrested after 'dangerous manoeuvres'

    Matches no existing case. Case 20651 (Matthew Cook, Letterkenny) has a similar date and place, but this article says the driver evaded gardaí and was arrested on Friday evening, while case 20651 records an arrest at 12.30am on Upper Main Street. This article was published at 23:39 on 16 June, before that arrest time. The article also reports two unrelated speeding fixed charge notices from Buncrana.

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