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Case No. 17876Driving while disqualified · Co. Donegal · 16 Mar 2024

Gardaí foil getaway attempt by disqualified driver in Donegal

On Saturday night, 16 March 2024, in County Donegal, a driver who was disqualified from driving made a U-turn at a Mandatory Intoxicant Testing checkpoint when another vehicle approached, and tried to escape gardaí. Another Garda Unit stopped the driver a few minutes later, the vehicle was seized, and the driver was found to be disqualified. The sources do not give the driver's name, age, sex or nationality. A separate learner driver was arrested at the same checkpoint after failing a roadside drug test for cannabis, and the disqualified driver will face a court appearance, which is the latest stated development.

  1. Reported17 Mar
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
A driver who was disqualified from driving tried to make a getaway when stopped by gardaí.
Where
The incident took place at a Mandatory Intoxicant Testing checkpoint in County Donegal.
When
The incident happened on Saturday night, 16 March 2024, and was reported on 17 March 2024.
Cause
The driver made a U-turn when another vehicle approached the checkpoint while gardaí were dealing with a different driver.
Investigation
Another Garda Unit stopped the driver a few minutes after the U-turn.
Other details
  • The vehicle was seized.
  • A separate learner driver was arrested at the checkpoint by Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit after failing a roadside oral fluid preliminary drug test for cannabis.
  • The sources do not give the driver's name, age, sex or nationality.
In court
The driver will face a court appearance.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe driver made a U-turn at a garda checkpoint when another vehicle approached it. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe disqualified driver tried to make a getaway when stopped by gardaí on Saturday night. (donegallive.ie)
  • causeThe driver was stopped a few minutes later by another Garda Unit. (donegallive.ie)
  • courtThe driver will face a court appearance. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe driver was found to be disqualified from driving. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle was seized. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherA separate learner driver was arrested at the same checkpoint after failing a roadside drug test for cannabis. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 17 Mar2024
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Donegal gardaí foil getaway attempt by disqualified driver

    Reports a disqualified driver's getaway attempt at a Mandatory Intoxicant Testing checkpoint, where a separate learner driver was arrested after failing a drug test.

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