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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 30180Driving without valid insurance; false name; driving with out-of-date learner permit · Co. Kildare

Man charged over uninsured driving and false name in Newbridge, Kildare

On a Sunday evening reported on 7 September 2021, gardaí observed a vehicle engaged in dangerous driving on Brookview Road in Dublin, but the driver failed to stop and left at speed. The vehicle was then involved in a single-vehicle collision in the College Farm Estate area of Newbridge, Co Kildare, over 40km away, and the driver fled on foot before being later apprehended and arrested. The suspect is a man in his late teens, and his name and nationality are not given. The Naas Roads Policing Unit stopped a van on patrol, found it uninsured and found the driver had given a false name and was a learner with an out-of-date permit, and the van was seized. The man was detained at Tallaght Garda Station, has been charged, and appeared before Tallaght District Court on 6 September 2021.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested7 Sep
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court7 Sep
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí observed a vehicle engaged in dangerous driving on Brookview Road in Dublin on a Sunday evening, and the driver failed to stop.
  • The vehicle was involved in a single-vehicle road traffic collision in Newbridge.
  • The driver fled on foot, was later apprehended and was arrested.
Where
The vehicle made its way to the College Farm Estate area in Newbridge, Co Kildare, over 40km from Dublin.
Investigation
  • Gardaí engaged the vehicle in a contained management operation.
  • The Naas Roads Policing Unit stopped a van while on patrol, which one report describes as a recent stop.
  • Gardaí used the Garda Active Mobility app to check the vehicle's history and tax status.
  • The man was taken to Tallaght Garda Station and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
Other details
  • The van was found to be uninsured.
  • The driver had given a false name and was a learner driver with an out-of-date permit.
  • The van was seized.
  • The suspect is a man in his late teens, and no name or nationality is given in the reports.
  • The Garda Active Mobility app was first trialled in Limerick in May 2017 and lets officers check a vehicle's details.
Charges
The man has been charged.
In court
The man appeared before Tallaght District Court on 6 September 2021.
17 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí observed a vehicle engaged in dangerous driving on Brookview Road in Dublin on Sunday evening. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe vehicle was involved in a single vehicle road traffic collision in Newbridge. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe driver fled on foot but was later apprehended and arrested. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe Naas Roads Policing Unit stopped a van while on patrol (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe van was found to be uninsured (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe driver had given a false name (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe driver was a learner driver with an out of date permit (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe driver was arrested (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe van was seized (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe vehicle made its way to the College Farm Estate area in Newbridge, over 40km away. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationGardaí engaged the vehicle in a contained management operation. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationHe was taken to Tallaght Garda Station and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe Garda Active Mobility app was used to check the vehicle's history and tax status (kildarenow.com)
  • chargeHe has been charged. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtHe appeared before Tallaght District Court on 6 September 2021. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe driver is a man in his late teens. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe Garda Active Mobility app was first trialed in Limerick in May 2017 (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 7 Sep2021
    Arrestedkildarenow.com, follow-up
    Gardaí in Kildare credit van seizure to Active Mobility app

    The article credits the Garda Active Mobility app for enabling the stop and seizure, and notes the app was first trialed in Limerick in May 2017.

    suspect
  2. 7 Sep2021
    In courtkildarenow.com, first report
    Gardaí pursued dangerous driving suspect from Dublin to Newbridge

    Gardaí confirmed the arrest and court appearance following a pursuit of over 40km from Dublin to Newbridge, ending in a single-vehicle collision.

    suspect, late teens, male