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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 15112Dangerous driving and drink driving · Co. Laois

Driver charged after 168kph M7 stop in Laois, three times alcohol limit

Gardaí say a Skoda driver was detected at 168kph in freezing conditions on the M7 motorway in Laois, and was three times over the alcohol limit. The article gives no date for the incident. The Laois Roads Policing Unit arrested the driver after stopping the vehicle. Gardaí said on 20 December 2024 that the driver had been charged and is due to appear before Portlaoise District Court in early 2025, which is the latest development reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged20 Dec
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The vehicle was a Skoda.
  • Gardaí say the vehicle was detected travelling at 168kph in freezing conditions.
Where
The incident took place on the M7 motorway in Laois.
When
The article gives no date for the incident and was published on 20 December 2024.
Cause
Gardaí say the driver was found to be three times over the alcohol limit.
Investigation
The Laois Roads Policing Unit arrested the driver after stopping the vehicle.
Charges
Gardaí said the driver has been charged; the case is listed for dangerous driving and drink driving.
In court
The driver is due to appear before Portlaoise District Court in early 2025.
Other details
The articles do not give the driver's sex or nationality, and no victim or injury is described.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe vehicle was a Skoda. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatGardaí stopped the vehicle for speeding at 168kph in freezing conditions. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe driver was detected driving on the M7 motorway in Laois. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • causeThe driver was found to be three times over the alcohol limit. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested after being stopped. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • chargeThe driver has been charged. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • courtThe driver is due to appear before Portlaoise District Court in early 2025. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 20 Dec2024
    Chargedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Gardaí say driver was three times the alcohol limit while doing 168kph in Laois

    The article gives no date for the incident; it was published on 20 December 2024. No matching existing case was found.

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