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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 21996Mobile phone use while driving · Co. Louth

Truck driver fined for using mobile phone while driving on M1 near Dundalk

A truck driver was stopped and fined by the Dundalk Roads Policing Unit for using a mobile phone while driving on the M1. The unit also detected four other drivers using their phones within 20 minutes of each other.

  1. Reported
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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4 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA truck driver was using a mobile phone while driving (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatThe driver was stopped and issued a fine (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whereThe Dundalk Roads Policing Unit were on patrol on the M1 (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherFour other drivers were detected using their phones within 20 minutes of each other (dundalkdemocrat.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 9 Mar2023
    Otherdundalkdemocrat.ie, first report
    Dundalk gardai fine truck driver for using mobile phone while driving

    Reports a single traffic enforcement action by the Dundalk Roads Policing Unit, with a brief mention of four additional drivers detected in the same period.

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