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Case No. 30250Unaccompanied learner driving; speeding · Co. Kildare · 1 Sep 2021

Learner driver arrested in Monasterevin, Kildare, for speeding and unaccompanied driving

On 1 September 2021, Naas Roads Policing Unit gardai conducting speed checks in Monasterevin, Kildare, stopped a learner driver travelling 106kph in a 50kph zone and found the driver to be unaccompanied. The learner driver was arrested and the car was seized. The same unit stopped a disqualified driver with a live bench warrant on the M9 for travelling 149kph in a 120kph zone, and that driver was also arrested. The latest recorded development is these arrests, and the sources record no charge, court appearance or sentence.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested1 Sep
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • The learner driver was travelling at 106kph in a 50kph zone.
  • The learner driver was found to be unaccompanied.
  • A disqualified driver with a live bench warrant was stopped for travelling 149kph in a 120kph zone.
Where
  • The speed checks were carried out in Monasterevin, Kildare.
  • The disqualified driver was stopped on the M9.
When
The incident date was 1 September 2021.
Cause
Naas Roads Policing Unit gardai were conducting speed checks when the stops were made.
Investigation
  • The learner driver was arrested and the car was seized.
  • The disqualified driver was arrested.
  • The disqualified driver's car was described as impounded in the key facts and as seized in the article.
Other details
The disqualified driver incident is linked to case 30137 in the tracker.
In court
No court appearance is recorded in the sources.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe learner driver was travelling at 106kph in a 50kph zone. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe driver was found to be an unaccompanied learner. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatA disqualified driver with a live bench warrant was stopped for travelling 149kph in a 120kph zone. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe speed checks were carried out in Monasterevin by the Naas Roads Policing Unit. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe disqualified driver was stopped on the M9. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe learner driver was arrested and the car was seized. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe disqualified driver was arrested and the car was impounded. (dublinlive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Sep2021
    Arresteddublinlive.ie, first report
    Gardai nab unaccompanied learner driver going over double the speed limit

    Article also mentions a disqualified driver with a live bench warrant stopped at 149kph in a 120kph zone on the M9 by the Naas Roads Policing Unit, matching case 30137.

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