Case No. 15280Drink driving

Driver arrested five times over the limit after falling asleep at wheel

Gardaí arrested a driver who was reported to be five times over the drink-driving limit after falling asleep at the wheel. The report was published by extra.ie on 7 December 2024. The sources give no location, incident date, or details of the driver's name, age, sex or nationality. No charge, court appearance or sentence has been reported, so the arrest is the latest development.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested7 Dec
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The offence is drink driving.
  • The driver fell asleep at the wheel.
Cause
The driver was reported to be five times over the limit.
Investigation
Gardaí arrested the driver.
When
  • The report was published on 7 December 2024.
  • The incident date is not given in the sources.
Where
The location is not given in the sources.
Other details
  • The sources give no name, age, sex or nationality for the driver.
  • The article body contains no usable details, so the facts come only from the headline.
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.
3 statements extracted from the articles
  • causeThe driver was reported to be five times over the limit. (extra.ie)
  • causeThe driver fell asleep at the wheel. (extra.ie)
  • investigationGardaí arrested the driver. (extra.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 7 Dec2024
    Gardaí nab driver five times over the limit after falling asleep at the wheel

    The article body is unusable template code with no location, date, or other details. The facts below come only from the headline. The publication date is 2024-12-07.

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