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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 16810Driving without insurance or NCT; defective tyre · Co. Kildare

Uninsured car with defective tyre stopped at Ladytown checkpoint, Naas

Kildare Now reported on 27 June 2024 that Naas gardaí stopped a car at a multi-agency checkpoint in Ladytown, Naas, County Kildare. The car had an extremely damaged, dangerously defective tyre and no insurance or NCT, and it was seized. The driver, whose sex, age and nationality are not given, is to face court, and gardaí posted photos of the tyre on social media. No court date or sentence has been reported.

  1. Reported27 Jun
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A car with a badly damaged tyre and no insurance or NCT was stopped by gardaí.
Where
The stop took place at a multi-agency checkpoint in Ladytown, Naas, County Kildare.
When
The incident was reported by Kildare Now on 27 June 2024; the exact date of the stop is not given.
Investigation
  • Naas gardaí were conducting the checkpoint when they spotted the car.
  • A Garda spokesperson posted photos of the tyre on social media on 27 June 2024.
Weapon
No weapon is mentioned in the sources.
Other details
  • The tyre is described as shredded in the headline, as extremely damaged by gardaí, and as dangerously defective in the article.
  • The car had no insurance or NCT.
  • The car was seized.
  • The driver is not named, and no age, sex or nationality is given.
Charges
The driver was caught driving with an extremely damaged tyre, uninsured and without NCT, and is to face court; these are allegations.
In court
A court appearance is to follow; no court date is given.
Sentence
No sentence has been reported.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe stop took place at a multi-agency checkpoint in Ladytown. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationA Garda spokesperson posted photos of the tyre on social media. (kildarenow.com)
  • chargeThe driver was caught driving with an extremely damaged tyre. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtA court appearance is to follow. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe tyre was dangerously defective. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe car had no insurance or NCT. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe car was seized. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 27 Jun2024
    Reportedkildarenow.com, first report
    'Lucky they didn't get a blow out' - Kildare gardaí stop car with shredded tyre

    First report of the stop. Gardaí posted photos of the tyre on social media. The driver is not named or described.

    suspect