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Case No. 23014Careless driving; drug driving (cocaine) · Co. Donegal · 20 May 2022

Ryan Agnew fined and banned for careless driving and drug driving after Bundoran roundabout incident

Ryan Agnew, 32, of Tallaght, Dublin, was sentenced at Ballyshannon District Court after veering onto the wrong side of the road at Finner Road roundabout in Bundoran on 20 May 2022, forcing an off-duty garda to swerve, and later testing positive for cocaine in a blood test. Judge Sandra Murphy fined him €250 for careless driving and €300 for drug driving, and banned him from driving for twelve months.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced8 Jan
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Key facts

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14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatAn off-duty garda in a private car had to swerve to avoid a collision (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe defendant used his hazard lights to apologise (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe garda came across the car again about an hour and a half later while on official duty (donegallive.ie)
  • whatGda Paul White formed the opinion the driver was under the influence of an intoxicant (donegallive.ie)
  • whatA blood test at Ballyshannon Garda station showed positive for Benzoylecgonine (Cocaine) (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred at Finner Road roundabout in Bundoran (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on 20 May 2022 (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe garda was on his way to work at 6.50pm (donegallive.ie)
  • courtJudge Sandra Murphy reduced the dangerous driving charge to careless driving (donegallive.ie)
  • sentenceThe defendant was fined €250 with three months to pay for careless driving (donegallive.ie)
  • sentenceThe defendant was fined €300 for drug driving (donegallive.ie)
  • sentenceThe defendant was banned from driving for twelve months (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle was a grey VW Jetta (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe defendant had no previous convictions (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 8 Jan2023
    Sentenceddonegallive.ie, first report
    Off Duty Garda had to swerve to avoid collision - later same driver was arrested and tested positive for drugs

    Court sentencing at Ballyshannon District Court: dangerous driving reduced to careless driving with a €250 fine; drug driving fine of €300 and a twelve-month driving ban.

    convicted, Ryan Agnew, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ryan Agnew