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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 29810Driving on a learner permit unaccompanied; driving under the influence of cannabis · Co. Kildare

Learner driver arrested for cannabis driving in Kildare

A person was stopped at a checkpoint in Allenwood, Kildare, by the Naas Roads Policing Unit and found to be driving unaccompanied on a learner permit. The driver tested positive for cannabis. The driver was arrested and their car was seized. The incident was reported in October 2021.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested4 Oct
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The driver was an unaccompanied learner driver.
  • The driver tested positive for cannabis.
Where
The Naas Roads Policing Unit conducted a checkpoint in Allenwood, Kildare.
When
The incident was reported in October 2021.
Charges
The offences were driving on a learner permit unaccompanied and driving under the influence of cannabis.
Investigation
  • The driver was arrested.
  • The driver's car was seized.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver was an unaccompanied learner driver (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe driver tested positive for cannabis (kildarenow.com)
  • whereNaas Roads Policing Unit conducted a checkpoint in Allenwood (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe driver's car was seized (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 4 Oct2021
    Arrestedkildarenow.com, first report
    Kildare gardaí stop unaccompanied Learner driver who was under the influence of cannabis

    First report of the checkpoint stop; driver arrested and vehicle seized.

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