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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 6109Road traffic offences (no seat belt, no tax) · Co. Laois

Motorist charged after child found unbelted in front seat in Portlaoise

On a Thursday in Portlaoise, County Laois, gardaí on patrol stopped a car in which a child in the front seat was not wearing a seat belt and was holding a baby, and another child in the rear seat was also unrestrained. Gardaí found the car had been without tax for 497 days. The driver, whose age, sex and nationality are not given, was issued fixed charge notices, and the vehicle was seized. The latest development, reported by the Irish Mirror on 13 April 2024, is that a motorist was charged over the road traffic offences.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged13 Apr
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A child in the front seat was not wearing a seat belt.
  • The unbelted child in the front seat was holding a baby.
  • Another child in the rear seat was also unrestrained.
  • The car had been without tax for 497 days.
Where
Gardaí stopped the car while on patrol in Portlaoise, County Laois.
When
The stop happened on a Thursday, and the case was reported on 13 April 2024.
Investigation
Portlaoise gardaí described the stop in a post on Facebook.
Charges
A motorist was charged, and the driver was issued fixed charge notices.
Other details
  • The vehicle was seized.
  • The driver's age, sex and nationality are not given in the facts.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA child in the front seat was not wearing a seat belt. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe unbelted child in the front seat was holding a baby. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatAnother child in the rear seat was also unrestrained. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe car had been without tax for 497 days. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereGardaí stopped the car while on patrol in Portlaoise. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe stop happened on a Thursday. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeThe driver was issued fixed charge notices. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle was seized. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 13 Apr2024
    Chargedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Gardai nab motorist after finding child in front seat without seat belt

    Reports one roadside stop in Portlaoise on a Thursday, with the article published 13 April 2024. The article gives no calendar date for the stop.

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