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Case No. 18575Road traffic collision · Co. Leitrim · 15 Jan 2024

Man arrested after collision injures two Leitrim gardaí

Two Garda officers were injured in a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the N16 at Glenfarne, Co. Leitrim, in the early hours of Monday, 15 January 2024. One of the vehicles was an official Garda vehicle, and the two officers were treated at the scene for non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the other car, a man in his 40s, was arrested at the scene and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Co. Leitrim. The case was reported on 18 January 2024, and the latest development is that he was released without charge.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested18 Jan
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A two-vehicle road traffic collision injured two Garda officers.
  • One of the vehicles involved was an official Garda vehicle.
  • The two officers were treated at the scene for non-life threatening injuries.
  • No other injuries have been reported.
Where
The collision occurred on the N16 at Glenfarne, Co. Leitrim.
When
The collision happened in the early hours of Monday, 15 January 2024.
Investigation
  • The driver of the other car, a man in his 40s, was arrested at the scene.
  • He was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Co. Leitrim.
Charges
He was released without charge.
Other details
Leitrim Observer first reported the arrest on 18 January 2024.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man has been arrested in relation to a collision in which two gardaí were injured. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whatOne of the vehicles involved was an official Garda vehicle. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whatThe two officers were injured, with non-life threatening injuries treated at the scene. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whatNo other injuries have been reported. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whereThe collision was a two-vehicle collision on the N16 at Glenfarne. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whenThe collision happened in the early hours of Monday, 15 January. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • investigationThe driver of the other car was arrested at the scene. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Co. Leitrim. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • chargeThe driver has since been released without charge. (leitrimobserver.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Jan2024
    Arrestedleitrimobserver.ie, first report
    Man arrested after two Leitrim Gardaí are injured in road traffic collision

    First report of the incident. Adds that one of the vehicles was a Garda vehicle, that the driver was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, and that he was released without charge.

    victimvictimsuspect, 40s, male