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Case No. 20441Drink driving · Co. Longford · 17 Jul 2021

Man fined and banned for drink driving crash in Ballymahon

Remus Stoica (46), a man, was charged with driving while intoxicated after a silver 2004 Audi A5 hit a curb and crashed into a wall at Creevaghbeg, Ballymahon, Longford, shortly before 10pm on 17 July 2021. A roadside breath test was a fail, and an intoxilyzer test at Longford Garda Station gave a reading of 46/100. Stoica failed to appear at his District Court hearing, where a conviction was registered in his absence. The latest development, reported by the Longford Leader in July 2023, is that the judge fined him €500 with three months to pay and disqualified him from driving for two years.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced6 Jul
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Remus Stoica, a man aged 46, was charged with driving while intoxicated.
  • The car hit a curb, travelled further down the road and crashed into a wall.
  • A witness, Joe Hannafin, heard a noise and saw the car crash.
Other details
The vehicle involved was a silver 2004 Audi A5.
Cause
The driver said he was on his way to collect food from a takeaway in Ballymahon and was going too fast when he hit the curb.
Where
The crash occurred at Creevaghbeg, Ballymahon, Longford.
When
The offence occurred shortly before 10pm on 17 July 2021.
Investigation
  • Garda O'Leary could smell alcohol on the defendant's breath, and a roadside breath test returned a fail reading.
  • An intoxilyzer test at Longford Garda Station gave a reading of 46/100.
In court
  • The defendant failed to appear at the hearing, and the judge registered a conviction in his absence.
  • The tracker dates the hearing 6 July 2023, while the Longford Leader article was published 8 July 2023.
Sentence
  • The judge imposed a fine of €500 with three months to pay.
  • The judge imposed a two-year driving disqualification.
14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe defendant was prosecuted for driving while intoxicated. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe car hit a curb, went down the road and crashed into a wall. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle involved was a silver 2004 Audi A5. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe driver said he was on his way to collect food from a takeaway in Ballymahon. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe driver said he was going too fast, hit the curb and crashed. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whereThe crash occurred at Creevaghbeg, Ballymahon, Longford. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe offence occurred shortly before 10pm on 17 July 2021. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationGarda O'Leary could smell alcohol on the defendant's breath. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationA roadside breath test returned a fail reading. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationAn intoxilyzer test at Longford Garda Station gave a reading of 46/100. (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtThe defendant failed to appear at the hearing. (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtThe judge registered a conviction. (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed a fine of €500 with three months to pay. (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed a two-year driving disqualification. (longfordleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 6 Jul2023
    Sentencedlongfordleader.ie, follow-up
    Longford District Court: Crashed car on way to collect food from takeaway

    Court hearing at which the defendant failed to appear; conviction registered and sentence imposed in his absence.

    convicted, Remus Stoica, 46, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Remus Stoica