Drug-driver with ‘sleepy manner’ had taken cocaine and hashish

A ’sleepy’ drug-driver has been banned from driving for 5 years after being pulled in by Gardai in Donegal for rushing.

On January 22, 2022, Gardai have been working a pace examine on the N13 twin carriageway at Trimragh. At 3.15pm they clocked a white BMW travelling at 129km/h. The street in query is ruled by a pace restrict of 100km/h.

The automobile, being pushed by Colm McGuinness, a 24-year-old from Fernabbey Drive, Derry, was stopped at Raymoghey, Manorcunningham at 3.19pm.

When spoken to by Gardai, McGuinness ‘provided no purpose for the pace’ and he was not in possession of his driver paperwork.

Garda Stephen Joseph Carroll mentioned that he noticed McGuinness’ speech slurred and his eyes glazed. McGuinness was described as being of a ‘sleepy manner’ by the Garda.

A roadside check confirmed a optimistic studying for the presence of cocaine and hashish. 

After being conveyed to Letterkenny Garda Station, McGuinness offered a specimen of blood. Subsequent evaluation confirmed the presence of the medication in McGuinness’s system.

McGuinness was not current in court docket. Decide Ciaran Liddy mentioned he discovered the information confirmed in his absence.

Provided that he was driving at excessive pace whereas below the affect of medication, McGuinness was disqualified from driving for a interval of 5 years. Decide Liddy additionally fined the accused €500.

Drug-driver with ‘sleepy manner’ had taken cocaine and hashish was final modified: October seventeenth, 2023 by Employees Author