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Case No. 30197Road traffic offence (no exhaust silencer) · Co. Cork

Driver stopped at Cork checkpoint for having no exhaust silencer

Gardaí from the Cork West Road Policing Unit stopped a driver at a checkpoint in Cork over the weekend before 6 September 2021. The unit heard the car before they saw it, and the car had no exhaust silencer. The driver's age, sex and nationality are not given in the reports. The latest development is that an image of the exhaust was posted on the Garda Síochána Cork, Kerry & Limerick Southern Region Facebook page, and no charge is mentioned.

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Key facts

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What happened
  • Gardaí from the Cork West Road Policing Unit stopped a driver while conducting a checkpoint.
  • The unit heard the car before they saw it.
Where
The stop took place at a checkpoint in Cork.
When
The incident happened over the weekend before 6 September 2021.
Cause
The driver's car had no exhaust silencer.
Investigation
An image of the exhaust was posted on the Garda Síochána Cork, Kerry & Limerick Southern Region Facebook page the night before the report was published on 6 September 2021.
Other details
Commenters on the Facebook post made jokes about the incident, and some expressed sympathy for the driver.
Charges
The reports do not mention any charge or court appearance.
4 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe Cork West Road Policing Unit pulled a driver over during a checkpoint. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe driver's car had no exhaust silencer. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred over the weekend before 6 September 2021. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherAn image of the exhaust was posted on the Garda Síochána - Cork, Kerry & Limerick - Southern Region Facebook page. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 6 Sep2021
    Othercorkbeo.ie, first report
    Cork Gardai pull driver who could be auditioning for Fast and Furious movies

    Lighthearted report of a driver stopped at a Cork checkpoint for having no exhaust silencer; an image of the exhaust was posted on the Garda Facebook page.

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