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Gardai use stinger on alleged 170kph drunk driver

written by Stephen Maguire June 4, 2018
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A dramatic Garda chase ended up with officers using a stinger to stop a VW Passat outside Letterkenny at the weekend.

Gardai came across the suspected drink-driver on the dual carriageway and a pursuit ensued.

The suspect refused to stop and rtaveled the wrong way around the Dry Arch roundabout reaching speeds of up to 170kph during the pursuit.

He was eventually apprehended after Gardai deployed a stinger device.

The man was charged and appeared at a special siting of Sligo District Court and had his case adjourned to a future date.

A spokesman for the Gardai said there were a number of traffic incidents across Donegal at the weekend.

Gardai use stinger on alleged 170kph drunk driver was last modified: June 4th, 2018 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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