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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 19493Drink driving · Co. Kildare

Motorist four times over legal limit at Naas garda checkpoint

A motorist was stopped at a garda checkpoint in Naas, County Kildare, and was reported to be over four times the legal limit, according to a Garda Traffic post on X published on 16 October 2023; the date of the stop is not given. The driver was subsequently arrested after the checkpoint, which Naas Roads Policing Unit had carried out in Kildare recently. The suspect's age, sex and nationality are not given. The latest development reported is that court proceedings are to follow.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested16 Oct
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A motorist was stopped at a garda checkpoint in Naas and was found to be over four times the legal limit.
Where
The checkpoint was in Naas, County Kildare.
When
The date of the stop is not given; the report was published on 16 October 2023.
Cause
The case is recorded as drink driving, but the articles do not say whether the intoxicant was alcohol or another substance.
Investigation
  • Naas Roads Policing Unit carried out intoxicant checkpoints in Kildare recently.
  • The driver was arrested after being stopped, according to the Garda Traffic post.
Charges
No charge is reported in the articles.
In court
Court proceedings are to follow.
Sentence
No sentence is reported in the articles.
Other details
  • The news was posted to the official Garda Traffic account on X and reported by Kildare Now.
  • The suspect is described only as a person; age, sex and nationality are not given.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA motorist was stopped at a garda checkpoint in Naas and was four times over the legal limit. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe driver was found to be over four times the legal limit. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationNaas Roads Policing Unit carried out intoxicant checkpoints in Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtCourt proceedings are to follow. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Oct2023
    Arrestedkildarenow.com, first report
    Motorist stopped at garda checkpoint in Naas, County Kildare was FOUR times over the legal limit

    Reports a single motorist stopped at a Naas checkpoint, based on a Garda Traffic post on X. The article does not give the date of the stop or say whether the intoxicant was alcohol or another substance.

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