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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 17945Dangerous driving · Co. Kildare

Learner driver arrested after leaving garda checkpoint on R445 in Kildare

A learner driver was arrested for dangerous driving after turning away from a garda checkpoint on the R445 in Kildare and driving on the wrong side of the road to avoid gardaí. The checkpoint was carried out recently, but no exact date is given. Naas gardaí made the arrest, and details were published in a GardaTraffic X statement reported by Kildare Now on 12 March 2024. The suspect is described only as a person, and no name, age, sex, nationality, court date or sentence is reported, so the latest development is the arrest.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested12 Mar
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A learner driver was arrested for dangerous driving after leaving a garda checkpoint.
Where
The checkpoint was on the R445 in Kildare.
When
  • The checkpoint was carried out recently, and no exact date is given.
  • The report was published on 12 March 2024.
Cause
The driver turned away from the checkpoint and drove on the wrong side of the road to avoid gardaí.
Investigation
  • Naas gardaí made the arrest.
  • The details came from a statement posted on the GardaTraffic X account.
Charges
The driver was stopped and arrested for dangerous driving.
Other details
  • The driver was a learner.
  • The suspect is described only as a person, with no name, age, sex or nationality given.
  • The report was published by Kildare Now under the headline about the learner driver's arrest.
In court
No court proceedings are reported.
Sentence
No sentence is reported.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe checkpoint was on the R445 in Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe checkpoint was carried out recently, according to the statement. (kildarenow.com)
  • causeThe driver turned away from the checkpoint and drove on the wrong side of the road to avoid gardaí. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe details came from a statement posted on the GardaTraffic X account. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationNaas gardaí arrested a driver who tried to avoid the checkpoint by driving on the wrong side of the road. (kildarenow.com)
  • chargeThe driver was stopped and arrested for dangerous driving. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe driver was a learner. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Mar2024
    Arrestedkildarenow.com, first report
    Learner driver arrested after driving away from garda checkpoint on the wrong side of the road

    Reports the arrest of a learner driver for dangerous driving after the driver avoided a checkpoint on the R445. The date is not given beyond 'recently', and the source is a GardaTraffic X post.

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