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Case No. 5244Drink driving · Co. Waterford

Driver tests four times drink-driving limit after running red light in Waterford

Gardaí on overnight patrol in Waterford city stopped a driver who had gone through a red light while eating a kebab. He failed a roadside breath test and later tested at over four times the legal drink-driving limit.

  1. Reported15 Aug
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver was spotted running a red light while eating a kebab. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatGardaí pulled the driver over and he failed a roadside breath test. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe driver was seen eating a kebab in the car while stopped at a green light. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe driver went through a red light. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe incident was in Waterford city. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereGardaí on overnight patrol were in Waterford city. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenGardaí were on overnight patrol when they saw the driver. (corkbeo.ie)
  • causeThe driver tested over four times the legal drink-driving limit at the station. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationAfter being stopped and taken to the station, the driver was tested and recorded over four times the legal drink-driving limit. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe motorist will be sent a summons to answer for his actions in court. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherGardaí had first seen the driver stopped at a green light. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle was seized. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherImages of the car and the blood alcohol test results were posted online by gardaí. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Aug2024
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Gardai nab driver well over drink-driving limit 'eating a kebab' while driving

    Adds the Waterford city location, the kebab and red-light details, and the test result of over four times the legal drink-driving limit.

    suspect, male
  2. 15 Aug2024
    Reportedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Gardaí nab kebab-chomping driver at four times the limit after running red light

    First report of the incident. Gives the details of the stop, the roadside breath test and the station test. Says the vehicle was seized and a summons is expected. The driver is not named.

    suspect, male