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Drink driver who crashed into a ditch and urinated outside garda station given community service
Summary
Rafel Dec, 27, of The Green, Main Street in Rush, was arrested for drink driving after his car ended up in a ditch on Whitestown Road. He was found with a breath reading of 84mg/100ml and refused to sign the intoxilyzer certificate at Balbriggan Garda Station on 22 June. Garda Sergeant Tony Tighe testified that Dec fled the vehicle, was arrested at 2.20 am, and later, after being released at 6.20 am, demanded re‑entry to the station to use the toilet. He was refused and urinated outside the station. Dec pleaded guilty to drink driving and a public order offence. Judge Dermot Dempsey fined him €500 for drink driving, €100 for the public order offence, disqualified him from driving for three years, and imposed 100 hours of community service in lieu of a month's prison sentence. The sentence was given in Balbriggan District Court.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Drink driver who crashed into a ditch and urinated outside garda station given community service. Charges or matters: drink driving at Whitestown Road in Rush and refusing to sign the intoxilyzer certificate at Balbriggan Garda Station on June 22. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 22 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 22nd Incident
- 2014-06-27 Publication
Why: 'His behaviour on the night was completely out of character and because of the disqualification he is going to lose his job as a farm labourer. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: drink driving at Whitestown Road in Rush and refusing to sign the intoxilyzer certificate at Balbriggan Garda Station on June 22 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Rafel Dec has also been disqualified from driving for three year and fined a total of €600. He also said because of Dec's 'animalistic behaviour' he would impose 100 hours community service work in lieu of a month's prison sentence.
Places mentioned
- Main Street
- Rush
- Whitestown Road
- intoxilyzer certificate at Balbriggan Garda Station
- Balbriggan
- demanded re-entry into the garda station
- then urinated outside the garda station
- Balbriggan
- Balbriggan District Court
Topics
Public Order Road Traffic Stage Sentence
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