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Case No. 30834Dangerous driving (speeding) · Co. Cork · 10 Jul 2021

Driver arrested for dangerous driving after being caught at 189km/h on N71 near Ballinhassig, Cork

A driver in a powerful, modified sports car was detected travelling at 189km/h on the N71 near Ballinhassig, County Cork, on the evening of 10 July 2021, and was arrested and charged with dangerous driving.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged11 Jul
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver was travelling at 189km/h (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe speed limit on the road was 100km/h (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe driver was in a powerful, modified sports car (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred on the N71 route between Cork and Bandon (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe detection was near Ballinhassig, County Cork (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on the evening of 10 July 2021 (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested for dangerous driving (corkbeo.ie)
  • chargeThe driver has been charged (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherSix people were killed in a two-car crash at Tooreen, Ballinhassig in October 2001 (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherTwo people were seriously injured in a two-car crash near the same spot in March 2021 (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Jul2021
    Chargedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Shocked Gardai catch Cork driver going almost 190kmh

    Garda press release confirming the detection, arrest and charge of a driver caught at 189km/h on the N71 near Ballinhassig.

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