Ireland Driver charged with drink driving after crash near Ballaghmore, Laois
A single-vehicle collision left a car on its roof in a ditch in a field near Ballaghmore, County Laois, overnight on Sunday during Storm Isha. The driver walked away with only minor scratches. Gardaí arrested the driver on suspicion of drink driving and brought them to Portlaoise Garda Station, where they failed a breath test. The driver has since been charged and is due to appear in court at a later date.
- Reported23 Jan
- Arrestednot reported
- Charged21 Jan
3 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A single-vehicle collision left a car on its roof in a ditch in a field.
- Where
- The collision happened near Ballaghmore, County Laois.
- When
- The crash occurred overnight on Sunday, 20 January 2024, during Storm Isha.
- Cause
- The driver was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
- Investigation
- The driver was taken to Portlaoise Garda Station and failed a breath test.
- Charges
- The driver has been charged with drink driving.
- In court
- The driver is due to appear in court at a later date.
- Other details
- The driver walked away with only minor scratches.
- Gardaí said they were extremely disappointed.
22 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí arrested a driver following a crash in Laois. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe car ended up on its roof in a ditch after the single-vehicle collision. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe driver of an overturned car failed a breath test. (extra.ie)
- whatA car ended up in a ditch in a field after the collision. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe single-vehicle collision happened near Ballaghmore in County Laois. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe collision happened near Ballaghmore, County Laois. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe collision took place at Ballaghmore in County Laois. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe collision happened overnight. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe collision happened overnight on Sunday, as Storm Isha raged across the country. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe crash happened on a Sunday. (offalyexpress.ie)
- causeThe driver was arrested on suspicion of drink driving. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe driver was taken to Portlaoise Garda Station and failed the breath test. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe driver was arrested and brought to Portlaoise Garda Station. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationThe driver failed a breath test. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí said they were extremely disappointed. (extra.ie)
- investigationGardaí attended the scene of a single vehicle road traffic collision. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationThe driver was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and taken to Portlaoise Garda Station, where they failed the breath test. (offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeThe driver has been charged. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeThe driver has been charged to appear in court at a later date. (offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeGardaí said the driver has been charged. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe driver is due to appear in court at a later date. (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe driver walked away with only minor scratches. (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 25 Jan2024TERRIFYING: Driver arrested after car crashes into field in the Midlands
Reports that the driver failed the breath test at Portlaoise Garda Station, was charged and is due to appear in court later; the driver escaped with minor scratches. The article gives only 'Sunday' as the date.
accused - 23 Jan2024Gardaí 'extremely disappointed' after driver of overturned car fails breath test
Article body is empty and contains only page template code; the facts below come from the headline alone.
suspect - 23 Jan2024Lucky escape for Midlands driver as gardai respond to reports of car in ditch
First report of the crash. Adds that the driver failed a breath test at Portlaoise Garda Station and has been charged to appear in court later.
accused - 21 Jan2024Driver arrested after car crashes into field in Laois
First report of this incident. Article is dated 21 January 2024 and says the crash happened 'last night' and 'overnight', so the incident date is inferred as 20 January 2024. The driver is not named, and no age, sex or nationality is given.
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