(Fine Gael Cork County Council Councillor Michael Hegarty).
The car turned into the car park of a church and the driver, Mr Hegarty got out and ran from gardaí
…but Garda Cillian Barry gave chase and saw the man jump over a wall of the church yard and run to a derelict area where he found him hiding in bushes.
Garda Barry said he detected a smell of alcohol from Mr Hegarty and noticed his speech was slurred.
…and he brought him back to the garda car where he asked him to provide a sample of his breath. Mr Hegarty blew into the breathalyser and failed, leading him to arrest Mr Hegarty…
What happened next?
He got off on appeal.
Yay.
Fine Gael councillor successfully appeals drink driving conviction (Irish Times)
Previously: Councillor fails to annul drink-driving case after arrest on ‘non-existent street’ (Cork Examiner)
(Independent.ie)
