Ireland Driver to face court after cannabis-positive road traffic accident in Waterford
On 17 October 2021, a car was detected exceeding the speed limit in Waterford city, and as it came to a stop for Gardaí the driver climbed into the back seat before the car struck a parked bus. The driver tested positive for cannabis and had no insurance, and court proceedings are to follow. Separately, a collision occurred on the N25 road in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, with no serious injuries reported and diversions in place through Garranbane. No timeframe for the reopening of the N25 had been determined at the time of reporting.
- Reported17 Oct
- Arrestednot reported
- Charged17 Oct
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A car was detected exceeding the speed limit in Waterford city, and as it came to a stop for Gardaí the driver climbed into the back seat and the car struck a parked bus.
- The driver tested positive for cannabis and had no insurance.
- A collision occurred on the N25 road in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, with no serious injuries reported.
- Where
- The speeding incident occurred in Waterford city; the N25 collision occurred in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.
- When
- The incidents occurred on 17 October 2021 over the weekend.
- In court
- Court proceedings are to follow for the driver.
- Other details
- Diversions were in place on the N25 with traffic diverted through Garranbane, and no timeframe for reopening had been determined.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe car was detected exceeding the speed limit in Waterford city (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe driver climbed into the back seat as the car came to a stop for Gardaí (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe car struck a parked bus (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe driver tested positive for cannabis (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe driver had no insurance (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA collision occurred on the N25 road in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatNo serious injuries were reported at the time of the report. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred in Waterford city (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe N25 is the national primary road forming the route from Cork to Rosslare Europort via Waterford City. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred over the weekend (irishmirror.ie)
- courtCourt proceedings are to follow (irishmirror.ie)
- otherDiversions were in place on the N25 with traffic being diverted through Garranbane. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherNo timeframe for the reopening of the road had been determined. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 17 Oct2021Gardai rush to scene of collision in Waterford as route diversions in place
Initial report of the collision with no serious injuries and diversions in place on the N25.
- 17 Oct2021Officers alerted to car after crash with bus as driver attempts to trick gardai
Reports the specific incident in which a speeding driver in Waterford climbed into the back seat, the car struck a parked bus, and the driver tested positive for cannabis with no insurance.
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