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A MOTORIST who panicked when he saw gardai drove through a set of traffic lights and overtook cars on a continuous white line.
Brian Murphy (27), of Rineanna View, Shannon, pleaded guilty to careless driving arising out of an in- cident at Smithstown, Shannon, on October 30 last.
Inspector Tom Kennedy told Shan- non District Court that the accused drove through a set of traffic lights in
Shannon and failed to yield.
He said that Murphy, who was driving a motorbike, overtook cars on a continuous white line.
He accepted that while he overtook the cars, he hadn’t inconvenienced anyone.
Murphy also pleaded guilty to a public order charge arising out of a late-night incident at Shannon Town Centre on November 15 last.
Inspector Kennedy told the court the accused hassled security staff “‘to the effect if they laid a hand on him
he would kill them.”
Referring to the driving offence, defending solicitor Eamonn Dillon said his client had taken the mo- torbike out for a spin and panicked when he saw the gardai.
The solicitor said that his client was remorseful and apologetic for his ac- tions on November 15. He said his client had not been out for some time prior to that night and unfortunately had consumed too much alcohol.
Judge Joseph Mangan imposed fines totalling €500.