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Alcoholic was caught drink driving on way to Alcoholics Anonymous meeting

Date
2014-11-07

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Lusk

County
Dublin

Summary

Prezemyslaw Kutak, 42, was arrested on 29 October for drink driving while en route to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Balbriggan. He was driving a silver BMW with a breath alcohol level of 103mg/100ml. Kutak also pleaded guilty to two separate thefts of wine bottles from a Lusk supermarket: six bottles worth €48 on 22 September and two bottles worth €16 on 27 September. He was convicted of drink driving and the two thefts at Balbriggan District Court. Judge Dermot Dempsey sentenced him to a four‑month prison term, suspended for two years, and disqualified him from driving for three years. He was fined €300 in total for the wine thefts. Kutak, a Polish national who has lived in Ireland for 13 years, has one prior road‑traffic conviction and is seeking treatment for alcohol problems. The judge noted his severe alcohol issue and his attempt to attend an AA meeting the following morning.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Alcoholic was caught drink driving on way to Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Charges or matters: drink driving/attempting to drive on October 29th at Dublin Street in Balbriggan; the theft of six bottles of wine valued at €48 from Supervalu on Station Road in Lusk on September 22nd; the theft of two bottles of wine valued at €16 from the same supermarket on September 27th. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

October 29th Hearing Or Sentence
September 22nd Incident
September 27th Incident
2014-11-07 Publication

Case subjects

Prezemyslaw Kutak

Convicted Person

Charges: drink driving/attempting to drive on October 29th at Dublin Street in Balbriggan; the theft of six bottles of wine valued at €48 from Supervalu on Station Road in Lusk on September 22nd; the theft of two bottles of wine valued at €16 from the same supermarket on September 27th (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Prezemyslaw Kutak (42) has also been convicted and fined a total of €300 for the theft of bottles of wine from a Lusk supermarket on two different occasions. Judge Dermot Dempsey convicted and sentenced Kutak to four months in prison which he suspended for two years and disqualified him from driving for the drink driving offence.