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A MEMBER OF the public alerted gardaí to a car driving dangerously in Naas – and the vehicle ended up crashing after failing to stop for gardaí.
Gardaí shared the story on the An Garda Síochána Twitter account this weekend, thanking the person for their help.
They said that a member of the public alerted them to a car driving dangerously at the M7 roadworks. The car failed to stop for gardaí and ended up crashing at a barrier at City West.
It was subsequently discovered that the driver of the car had no driver’s licence, insurance, NCT or tax.
The driver was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and their car was seized.
Separately, yesterday gardaí said a man received a four-month suspended sentence after being stopped while travelling at 208km/ph with no licence or insurance. Gardaí seized the Mercedes jeep the man was driving following his arrest.
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Unfortunately probably back in a car on Monday. The M7 is plagued by dangerous drivers that snake around cars left and right . Undertaking seems to be a regular blood sport on the road.
@DavidOReilly: They online have the opportunity to do so if you’re abusing the overtaking lanes. If you’re not overtaking, get back in to the left lane.
@dearg doom: I am behind watching and sometimes because a car in the overtaking lane in obeying the speed limit while overtaking an inpatient driver will undertake. You never have the right to risk drivers lives. Even if in your opinion the driver is in the wrong lane
@DavidOReilly: Hard to see how someone can undertake an overtaking driver. If there was that much room it would suggest the overtaker moved out too soon.
@Logan Shepherd: in the three lanes as you approach Dublin people go into the slow lane to overtake two other lanes abeying the speed limit. Like me to draw it too
@DavidOReilly: so if there’s room in the slow lane why are the other cars that are obeying the speed limit traveling in the second and third lanes. The fact that you are traveling at the speed limit doesn’t give you the automatic right to travel in either lanes 2 or 3. You should only be there for overtaking otherwise your selfish actions are likely to cause accidents. Ie car in lane three toddling along oblivious to what is happening around him/her is causing pent up frustration in all the drivers behind trying to overtake. But what the heck he’s policing the road – but that is not his job.
@DavidOReilly: Do you mean inside lane? Both outer lanes are overtaking lanes.
If the inside lane is empty, then those in the outer lanes are in the wrong lane.
I don’t in any way condone undertaking as obviously it’s dangerous. Neither do I condone center lane hoggers.
And yes I would like you to draw it for me if you are so sure that I am wrong.
@DavidOReilly: read the rules of the road the left most lane is driving lane all lanes to right of driving lane are over taking lanes.
A previous speeder arrested recurved a suspended sentence with no insurance. We regret our courts let you boys in blue down.
Wait for it………..150 previous convictions!
@Big Knickers: you have to give people a second chance & a third & a fourth etc.
Only the suspended sentence doesn’t help.
Well done the person that reported this irresponsible idiot and well done to the Garda for responding so fast.
To those commenting on drivers ‘undertaking’ …this happens due to all the middle Lane hoggers cruising when the left side Lane is always almost empty ! A daily site on Naas road and M50 !!!!!
Probably a better option than not phoning the Gardai.
A member of the public phoned the Gardai.
Does that really constitute “helping them to arrest” someone??
In the same way a single car incident in a country of almost 5 million people seems to warrant an “article” to comment on i guess it does- comments are increasingly closed for anything resembling a topic of interest and while theres tons of significant issues facing the country theres seemingly an increase in media stories about lost dogs , owls and some muppet in a car that passes for journalism these days – allegedly
3 Tins of Heineken, a pooch of amber leaf and an apple? At least he’s eating healthy.
Good co-operation with Gardai. If good people do nothing evil prospers. Well done to this civic spirited person.
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