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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 21037Road traffic collision (drivers arrested) · Co. Kildare

Two drivers arrested after cars collide near Kildare Garda checkpoint

Two cars collided in the days before 18 May 2023 on the outskirts of Calverstown, Co Kildare, as the drivers tried to avoid a Garda checkpoint run by the Naas Roads Policing Unit. Gardaí said the drivers had been speeding towards the town. The articles do not give the drivers' names, ages, sexes or nationalities. The latest development, reported on 19 May 2023, is that both drivers were arrested and their cars were seized.

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  2. Arrested18 May
    2 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Two cars collided while their drivers were trying to avoid a Garda checkpoint.
  • Gardaí saw the two cars speeding towards the town while the checkpoint was in operation.
Where
The collision happened on the outskirts of Calverstown, Co Kildare, which one report places near Kilcullen.
When
The incident happened in recent days before 18 May 2023, and no exact date is given.
Cause
Gardaí said the drivers were trying to evade the checkpoint and were heading towards the town at high speed.
Investigation
  • The Naas Roads Policing Unit ran the checkpoint as part of efforts to ensure road safety and enforce traffic regulations.
  • Both drivers were arrested and their cars were seized, according to Gardaí.
Charges
The articles report no charges against either driver.
In court
The articles report no court appearance for either driver.
Other details
  • The Irish Mirror report on 18 May 2023 included a Garda statement posted on Twitter.
  • The drivers' names, ages, sexes and nationalities are not given in the articles.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo cars smashed into each other while trying to avoid a Garda checkpoint. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatTwo cars collided near a Kildare Garda checkpoint. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatGardaí saw the two cars speeding towards the town during a checkpoint. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe incident happened on the outskirts of Calverstown, Co Kildare. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place in the Calverstown area near Kilcullen. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe incident happened in recent days before the article was published. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeThe drivers were trying to evade gardaí and headed towards the town at high speed. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe Naas Roads Policing Unit had set up the checkpoint as part of its efforts to ensure road safety and enforce traffic regulations. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationBoth drivers were arrested and their cars were seized. (irishmirror.ie, kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe Naas Roads Policing Unit ran the checkpoint. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 19 May2023
    Arrestedkildarenow.com, first report
    LATEST: Drivers arrested after cars collide near Kildare Garda checkpoint

    Reports that the incident was a collision near a Garda checkpoint in Calverstown, near Kilcullen, with both drivers arrested and their cars seized. No existing case matches this incident.

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  2. 18 May2023
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Garda checkpoint carnage as cars smash into each other trying to avoid it

    Adds the details of a crash in which two cars collided while avoiding a Garda checkpoint, the arrest of both drivers and the seizure of their cars. The article gives no exact date for the incident, only 'in recent days'. It also includes a Garda statement posted on Twitter.

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