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Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A man who claimed that he only sat into his van to retrieve his medication for diabetes and was not drink driving appeared before Judge William Early at Gorey District Court.
Denis D'Arcy (53) of Apartment 44, Priory Court, St Michael's Road, Gorey, was present in court and denied the charge of driving or attempting to drive while exceeding the alcohol limit.
Garda Daly told the court that on June 10, 2012, at Wexford Street in Gorey, she approached the defendant in his vehicle. She said that the traffic travelling in the opposite direction had come to a standstill and D'Arcy had his indicator on and was attempting to turn right into his driveway. He was thus blocking traffic on the other side of the road and creating a gridlock. She said that when she approached the vehicle, she noticed a smell of alcohol from the accused and noticed that his speech was slurred. When she asked if he had been drinking, he replied 'yeah, a few.'
http://www.independent.ie/regionals...convince-court-he-wasnt-driving-30101602.html
Denis D'Arcy (53) of Apartment 44, Priory Court, St Michael's Road, Gorey, was present in court and denied the charge of driving or attempting to drive while exceeding the alcohol limit.
Garda Daly told the court that on June 10, 2012, at Wexford Street in Gorey, she approached the defendant in his vehicle. She said that the traffic travelling in the opposite direction had come to a standstill and D'Arcy had his indicator on and was attempting to turn right into his driveway. He was thus blocking traffic on the other side of the road and creating a gridlock. She said that when she approached the vehicle, she noticed a smell of alcohol from the accused and noticed that his speech was slurred. When she asked if he had been drinking, he replied 'yeah, a few.'
http://www.independent.ie/regionals...convince-court-he-wasnt-driving-30101602.html