A restaurant owner drove into the car park of Letterkenny Garda station while drunk.
Letterkenny Garda station.
David Tullio, a father of two, was observed by Gardai pulling into the station at 6.19am on May 1st last year.
Garda told a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court that Tullio, who owns the well-known La Fantasia restaurant, called into the public office of the Garda station.
His speech was slurred and there was a strong smell of intoxicating liquor form him.
Tullio, of 9 Thornberry, Letterkenny, was arrested and a breath test showed he had a reading of 70 milograms of breath per 100 milograms of alcohol.
Solicitor for Tullio, Donagh Cleary asked Gardai if there was CCTV footage of the car park or the entrance to the Garda station.
Garda witnesses said there was but it was not working at the time.
Mr Cleary asked if Gardai had actually witnessed David Tullio getting out of the car and coming into the Garda station.
He said that Gardai’s view of the car park may have been obscured because of venetian blinds within the Garda station.
However, Judge Denis McLoughlin said he accepted the evidence and found Tullio guilty of drink driving.
He find him €500 and disqualified him from driving for three years.