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Case No. 21020Public order offence (intoxication, walking in road) · Co. Laois · 27 Apr 2022

Man fined after being found walking in middle of Portlaoise road in fog

Pavel Burlacu, 35, was arrested at 5.25am on 27 April 2022 while walking in the middle of the Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise, Co Laois, in dense fog. Gardaí said he was highly intoxicated and slurring his words. A fine issued earlier went unpaid, and at Portlaoise District Court, reported in May 2023, Judge Andrew Cody fined him €250 and gave him three months to pay.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced19 May
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Pavel Burlacu, 35, was arrested while walking in the middle of the road.
Where
The arrest took place on the Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise, County Laois.
When
He was arrested at 5.25am on 27 April 2022.
Cause
  • He was walking in the road in dense fog.
  • Gardaí said he was highly intoxicated and slurring his words.
Charges
The offence is recorded as a public order offence involving intoxication and walking in the road.
Investigation
Garda Sergeant JJ Kirby presented the facts to the court.
Other details
  • He said he had been drinking all night and wanted to walk to Tullamore to meet a male to buy a caravan.
  • He had no previous convictions.
  • His listed address is in Tyrrelstown, Mulhuddart, Dublin.
In court
  • An earlier fine was issued to him but went unpaid.
  • The case was heard at Portlaoise District Court, and the report was published on 20 May 2023.
Sentence
Judge Andrew Cody fined him €250 and gave him three months to pay.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe man was walking in the middle of the Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe man was arrested on the Mountmellick Road at 5.25am on April 27, 2022. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • causeThe man was walking in the road in dense fog. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • causeThe man was highly intoxicated and slurring his words. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • courtA fine was issued to the man but went unpaid. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Andrew Cody fined the man €250 and gave him three months to pay. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe man had no previous convictions. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe man said he had been drinking all night and wanted to walk to Tullamore to meet a male to buy a caravan. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 19 May2023
    Sentencedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Man arrested in the middle of Portlaoise road

    Court report on the sentencing of a man arrested on the Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise; the article gives the arrest date as 27 April 2022, though it was published in May 2023.

    convicted, Pavel Burlacu, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Pavel Burlacu