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Case No. 16374Drug driving · Co. Louth · 3 Aug 2024

Driver tests positive for cocaine after overtaking on solid white line in Bellurgan, Louth

On Saturday night, 3 August 2024, Dundalk Roads Policing Unit gardaí monitoring the Dundalk to Carlingford Road in Bellurgan, Louth, say a car overtook two other vehicles on a solid white line 40kph over the speed limit. The driver, a man, was stopped and tested positive for cocaine, and gardaí said he also endangered his three passengers and other road users. He was arrested and taken to Dundalk Garda Station for a blood sample. The case was reported on 5 August 2024, and no charge or court appearance has been reported since the arrest.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested5 Aug
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
Where
Gardaí were monitoring traffic on the Dundalk to Carlingford Road in Bellurgan, Louth.
When
The incident happened on Saturday night, 3 August 2024.
What happened
The driver of the car is a man, and he had three passengers.
Cause
The car overtook two other vehicles on a solid white line at 40kph over the speed limit.
Investigation
  • Dundalk Roads Policing Unit saw the overtaking and stopped the driver.
  • The driver tested positive for cocaine.
  • The driver was arrested and taken to Dundalk Garda Station for a blood sample.
Other details
  • Gardaí said the driver endangered his own life, his three passengers and other road users.
  • The case was reported by Louth Live on 5 August 2024.
Charges
No charge is reported in the articles.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereGardaí were monitoring traffic on the Dundalk to Carlingford Road in Bellurgan. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Saturday night. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • causeA vehicle overtook two other vehicles on a solid white line at 40kph over the speed limit. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was stopped and tested positive for cocaine. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested and taken to Dundalk Garda Station for a blood sample. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherGardaí said the driver endangered his own life, his three passengers and other road users. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 5 Aug2024
    Arresteddundalkdemocrat.ie, first report
    Driver in Louth tests positive for cocaine after overtaking on solid white line

    Original report of the incident. The article gives the driver's arrest, the positive cocaine test and the blood sample, and the garda view that the driver endangered passengers and other road users.

    suspect, male