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Case No. 19602Driving without insurance · Co. Donegal · 4 Oct 2023

Uninsured driver caught after overtaking gardaí and breaking red light in Buncrana area

Gardaí in an unmarked car in the Buncrana area, County Donegal, caught a car early on Wednesday, 4 October 2023, after it overtook them in an area with roadworks and broke a red light. Checks showed the driver was uninsured, and the car was seized. The driver, whose name, age, sex and nationality are not given, is to be prosecuted, according to DonegalLive's report of 5 October 2023. No charge or court date has been reported.

  1. Reported5 Oct
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A driver was caught driving without insurance after overtaking gardaí and breaking a red light.
Where
The incident happened in the Buncrana area of County Donegal.
When
It happened in the early hours of Wednesday, 4 October 2023.
Investigation
  • Gardaí from the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit caught the motorist.
  • Gardaí were on patrol in an unmarked car when a car overtook them in an area with ongoing roadworks.
  • After the car broke the red light, gardaí checked the driver and found the driver to be uninsured.
Other details
  • The car was seized.
  • The report gives no name, age, sex or nationality for the driver.
  • DonegalLive published the first report of the incident on 5 October 2023.
Charges
The driver will be prosecuted, according to the report.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatAn uninsured driver was caught after overtaking gardaí and breaking a red light. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened in the Buncrana area. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí from the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit caught the motorist. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí were on patrol in an unmarked car when a car overtook them in an area with ongoing roadworks. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí checked the driver after the car broke the red light and found the driver to be uninsured. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe car was seized. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe driver will be prosecuted. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 5 Oct2023
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Uninsured driver caught after overtaking gardai and breaking red light

    First report of the incident. The article gives no name, age, sex or nationality for the driver, and does not state the exact date, so the date is inferred from the reference to Wednesday and the publication date.

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