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Case No. 19379Using a mobile phone while driving · Co. Louth · 23 Oct 2023

Gardaí catch HGV driver using phone while driving in Bellurgan, Co Louth

On Monday 23 October 2023, Dundalk Roads Policing Unit gardaí spotted the driver of an HGV holding a phone while driving in Bellurgan, Co Louth, just before school finishing time. The sources give no name, age, sex or nationality for the driver. Gardaí posted about the incident online on 24 October 2023 and said Roads Policing Unit members would keep patrolling the area until driver behaviour changes. No arrest, charge, court appearance or sentence has been reported.

  1. Reported24 Oct
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Gardaí spotted the driver of an HGV holding a phone while driving.
Where
The incident took place in Bellurgan, Co Louth.
When
It happened on Monday 23 October 2023, just before school finishing time.
Cause
The offence is using a mobile phone while driving.
Investigation
  • Dundalk Roads Policing Unit spotted the driver and reported the incident in an online post.
  • Gardaí said Roads Policing Unit members will keep patrolling the area until driver behaviour changes.
Other details
  • Gardaí said the dangers of the driver's behaviour speak for themselves.
  • The article gives no name, age, sex or nationality for the driver.
Charges
No charge has been reported.
In court
No court outcome has been reported.
Sentence
No sentence has been reported.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí spotted the driver of an HGV holding a phone while driving. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whereDundalk Roads Policing Unit were in Bellurgan. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on a Monday, just before school finishing time. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said Roads Policing Unit members will keep patrolling the area until driver behaviour changes. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherGardaí said the dangers of this driver's behaviour speak for themselves. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 24 Oct2023
    Reporteddundalkdemocrat.ie, first report
    Dundalk gardai catch HGV driver holding phone while driving in Bellurgan

    Single incident: gardaí caught an HGV driver holding a phone while driving in Bellurgan on Monday. The article gives no name, age, sex or nationality for the driver and reports no charge or court outcome.

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