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Case No. 17727Speeding; driving without insurance · Co. Carlow · 29 Mar 2024

Uninsured learner driver detected at 151kph on M9 in Carlow

On Good Friday, 29 March 2024, Carlow Roads Policing detected a vehicle speeding at 151kph on the M9 in County Carlow. When the vehicle was stopped, the driver was found to have no insurance and only a learner permit, and Carlow Gardaí seized the car. Gardaí reported the detection in a social media post, and the Leinster Express published it on 1 April 2024. As of that report, no charge, court date or sentence was given for the driver, whose name, age, sex and nationality are not stated.

  1. Reported1 Apr
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí say an uninsured learner driver was detected driving at 151kph.
  • The driver had no insurance and held only a learner permit.
Cause
The offences were speeding and driving without insurance.
Where
The vehicle was detected speeding on the M9 in County Carlow.
When
The detection took place on Good Friday, 29 March 2024.
Investigation
  • Carlow Roads Policing detected the vehicle and stopped it.
  • Carlow Gardaí seized the vehicle, one of several seized over the Bank Holiday weekend for no insurance.
  • Gardaí said their Easter Bank Holiday roads enforcement operation was continuing.
Other details
  • The sources do not name the driver or give their age, sex or nationality.
  • The details were given in a Gardaí social media post and reported by Leinster Express on 1 April 2024.
Charges
No charge against the driver is reported in the article.
In court
No court proceedings are reported in the article.
Sentence
No sentence is reported in the article.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe vehicle was detected driving at 151kph. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe driver did not have insurance and only had a learner permit. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe vehicle was detected speeding on the M9. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe detection took place on Good Friday. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationCarlow Gardaí seized the vehicle. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Apr2024
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Gardaí say an uninsured learner driver was clocked at 151 kph on Good Friday

    Reports one detection of an uninsured learner driver at 151kph on the M9 on Good Friday and that the car was seized. Also gives general Easter enforcement totals, which are not recorded as facts about this case.

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