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Case No. 15464Driving while intoxicated (suspected) · Co. Offaly · 2 Nov 2024

Man arrested after single-vehicle crash in Birr area, Offaly

A man was arrested after a single-vehicle road accident at Whigsborough, Fivealley, Birr, County Offaly, which gardaí received a report of at 1.40am on 2 November 2024. According to gardaí, the man lost control of his car and drove into a ditch, and he was arrested on suspicion of being intoxicated while driving. No victim is named in the sources, and the suspect's age and nationality are not given. The Offaly Express reported the arrest on 16 November 2024, although the tracker dates the article 15 November 2024. No charge, court appearance or sentence has been reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested15 Nov
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A single-vehicle road accident involving a car occurred, and driving while intoxicated is suspected.
Where
The crash happened at Whigsborough, Fivealley, Birr, County Offaly.
When
Gardaí received a report of the crash on 2 November 2024 at 1.40am.
Cause
According to gardaí, a man lost control of his car and drove into a ditch.
Investigation
  • A man was arrested on suspicion of being intoxicated while driving.
  • The article describes the arrest as having happened recently, without giving a date.
Other details
  • The suspect is a man; his name, age and nationality are not given in the sources.
  • No victim or injuries are named in the sources.
  • The Offaly Express article was published 16 November 2024, while the tracker metadata dates it 15 November 2024.
Charges
No charge against the man is reported in the sources.
In court
No court proceedings are reported in the sources.
Sentence
No sentence is reported in the sources.
4 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe single-vehicle road accident happened at Whigsborough, Fivealley, Birr. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenGardaí received a report of the crash on November 2 at 1.40am. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • causeAccording to gardaí, a man lost control of his car and drove into a ditch. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe man was arrested on suspicion of being intoxicated while driving. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 15 Nov2024
    Arrestedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Man arrested after road accident in Offaly

    First report of this incident. Adds that a man was arrested on suspicion of being intoxicated while driving, published 16 November 2024.

    suspect, male