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Case No. 16049Dangerous driving (reduced to careless driving) · Co. Donegal · 18 Aug 2024

Man fined €150 after wrong-way drive on Letterkenny one-way street

On 18 August 2024, Roger O'Connor, a 23-year-old man from Convoy, turned left instead of right while leaving a theatre entrance onto Port Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, and was stopped by a passing Garda patrol car after going the wrong way on the one-way street. He was charged with dangerous driving. At Letterkenny District Court the charge was reduced to careless driving, and he was fined €150 and not disqualified because he had no previous convictions. The latest development is that the sentence was reported on 18 September 2024.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced18 Sep
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man drove the wrong way down a one-way street in Letterkenny and met a Garda car.
Where
The incident happened at Port Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, as the driver left a theatre entrance.
When
The incident happened on 18 August 2024.
Cause
The driver mistakenly turned left instead of right when leaving the theatre entrance.
Investigation
A Garda patrol car coming up Port Road met the black Audi A4 and stopped it.
Other details
  • An alcohol reading taken by gardaí on the night was very low.
  • A fixed penalty notice had been paid.
  • The solicitor said the driver had made a momentary lapse of concentration.
Charges
The man was originally charged with dangerous driving.
In court
  • The charge was reduced to careless driving at Letterkenny District Court.
  • The sentencing was reported on 18 September 2024.
Sentence
  • The man was fined €150.
  • The man was not disqualified from driving because he had no previous convictions.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man went the wrong way down a one-way street in Letterkenny and met a Garda car. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened at Port Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on 18 August 2024. (donegallive.ie)
  • causeThe driver mistakenly turned left instead of right when leaving a theatre entrance. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationA Garda patrol car coming up Port Road met the car and stopped it. (donegallive.ie)
  • chargeThe man was originally charged with dangerous driving. (donegallive.ie)
  • courtThe judge agreed to reduce the charge to careless driving. (donegallive.ie)
  • sentenceThe accused was fined €150. (donegallive.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was not disqualified from driving because he had no previous convictions. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherAn alcohol reading taken by gardaí on the night was very low. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherA fixed penalty notice had been paid. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe solicitor said the driver had made a momentary lapse of concentration. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Sep2024
    Sentenceddonegallive.ie, first report
    Fine for man who encountered gardai on wrong-way trip up one-way Letterkenny steet

    Court report of the sentencing. No matching case in the existing list.

    convicted, Roger O'Connor, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Roger O'Connor