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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 15553Drink driving (suspected) · Co. Clare

Driver reverses down dual carriageway to avoid garda checkpoint in Ennis

A driver reversed away from a garda checkpoint on a dual carriageway in Ennis, County Clare, to avoid it. The checkpoint was run recently by Clare/Tipperary Roads Policing Unit gardaí, and the article gives no exact incident date. The driver was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and taken to the Garda Station. No charge, court appearance or sentence is reported, and the article's last development is gardaí posting a Facebook warning about driving after drinking.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested6 Nov
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A driver reversed away from a garda checkpoint on a dual carriageway to avoid it.
Where
The checkpoint was carried out in Ennis, County Clare.
Other details
  • The checkpoint was run by Clare/Tipperary Roads Policing Unit gardaí.
  • Gardaí posted a road safety warning about driving after drinking on Facebook.
When
  • The checkpoint was carried out recently, and the article gives no exact incident date.
  • The article is dated 6 November 2024 in one source and published 7 November 2024 at 07:00 GMT in another.
Cause
The driver reversed after noticing the checkpoint.
Investigation
  • The driver was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
  • The driver was taken to the Garda Station.
Charges
No charge is reported in the article.
In court
No court appearance is reported.
Sentence
No sentence is reported.
4 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver tried to avoid the checkpoint by reversing away from it on the dual carriageway. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe checkpoint was carried out recently in Ennis by Clare/Tipperary Roads Policing Unit gardaí. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and taken to the Garda Station. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherGardaí posted a warning on Facebook about driving after drinking. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 6 Nov2024
    Arrestedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    Driver reverses down dual carriageway to avoid Tipperary garda checkpoint

    Reports a single incident in which a driver reversed on a dual carriageway to avoid a garda checkpoint in Ennis and was arrested on suspicion of drink driving. The article gives no exact incident date, only that the checkpoint was recently carried out. Gardaí also posted a road safety warning about drink driving on Facebook.

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