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Case No. 18306Driving without insurance · Co. Tipperary · 11 Feb 2024

Uninsured driver overtakes Tipperary gardaí on M7 motorway

On Sunday 11 February 2024, Tipperary Roads Policing Unit carried out speed compliance checks in the Nenagh District in less than favourable weather. Shortly afterwards, a vehicle driving poorly overtook the Garda patrol at speed on the M7 motorway. The vehicle was found to be uninsured using the Mobility App and was seized. The driver faces court, according to the latest report published on 13 February 2024; the sources give no age, sex or nationality for the driver.

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Key facts

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What happened
  • Tipperary Roads Policing Unit carried out speed compliance checks in less than favourable weather.
  • Gardaí detected a number of vehicles travelling well in excess of the 50km/h posted speed limit during the checks.
  • Shortly after departing the check area, a vehicle driving poorly overtook the Garda patrol at speed.
When
The speed checks and the incident took place on Sunday 11 February 2024, according to the incident date.
Where
  • The speed checks took place in the Nenagh District, County Tipperary.
  • The vehicle overtook the Garda patrol on the M7 motorway.
Investigation
The vehicle was found to be uninsured using the Mobility App.
Other details
  • The vehicle was seized.
  • The sources give no age, sex or nationality for the driver, who is recorded only as a person.
In court
The driver faces court.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA vehicle driving poorly overtook the Garda patrol at speed. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe vehicle overtook the patrol on the M7 motorway. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationThe vehicle was found to be uninsured using the Mobility App. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtThe driver faces court. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle was seized. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 13 Feb2024
    Othertipperarylive.ie, first report
    Driver overtakes Tipperary gardaí on patrol on M7 motorway and immediately regrets it...

    Article covers a speed-check operation in the Nenagh District on Sunday; the substantive incident is the M7 overtaking of the patrol by an uninsured driver.

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