Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Born

Between May 1992 and May 1993, from the ages reported

Offences

Dangerous driving

Where

Co. Laois

Reporting

2 reports, 1 May 2023 to 1 May 2023

Outlets

leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie

• Disqualified driver sentenced over high-speed chase in Laois Dangerous driving · Co. Laois

  On 1 March 2023, Patrick Palmer, 30, of Mount Salem, Coolrain, Mountrath, was spotted holding a mobile phone while driving on Fr Brown Avenue in Portlaoise, and gardaí pursued his vehicle at speeds over 140km/h, overtaking dangerously, from Portlaoise into the Slieve Blooms Mountains. The pursuit ended in Monicknew when the vehicle rolled into a ditch and he was arrested. He was charged with drug possession, dangerous driving, having no insurance or licence, and driving while intoxicated, and he admitted a number of offences. Reports published on 28 April and 1 May 2023 say he was sentenced to six months for intoxicated driving with a 20-year disqualification, and to six months with a 10-year driving ban for having no insurance, with the sentences running concurrently and recognisance fixed in case of appeal.

  Sentenced, 1 May 2023Convicted · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 1 May2023
   Sentencedleinsterexpress.ie, in Disqualified driver sentenced over high-speed chase in Laois

   Drug driver led Gardai on high speed chase through Slieve Blooms in Laois

   convicted, Patrick Palmer, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Palmer♂30IE
2. 1 May2023
   Sentencedoffalyexpress.ie, in Disqualified driver sentenced over high-speed chase in Laois

   Prison sentence for drug driver who led Gardai on high speed chase into Slieve Bloom Mountains

   convicted, Patrick Palmer, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Palmer♂30IE

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