{"id":107978,"date":"2025-10-08T04:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T04:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/107978\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T04:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T04:28:09","slug":"gardai-nab-truck-driver-on-motorway-with-both-hands-occupied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/107978\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardai nab truck driver on motorway with both hands occupied"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The motorist was stopped by gardai in an unmarked HGV<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_G2kai6eW0AAo0qZjpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Garda\u00ed stopped the driver \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Garda\u00ed stopped the driver (Image: Garda Traffic\/X)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">An articulated truck driver has been nabbed for driving on a motorway &#8211; with both hands occupied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/gardai\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Garda\u00edLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Garda\u00ed<\/a> in Dublin were out on patrol over the weekend in an unmarked HGV unit when they spotted the driver of an articulated truck on the N7 breaking some very serious rules of the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">The motorist was not only spotted holding a cup of coffee in one hand, he was holding his phone in the other hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">A Garda spokesperson wrote: \u201cOur unmarked HGV unit was out on the roads around <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/dublin\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"DublinLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dublin<\/a> this past weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">\u201cOne of the offences detected was a driver of an articulated truck on the N7 who was observed holding a coffee in one hand with his phone up to his ear in the other hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">According to the Road Safety Authority, distracted driving \u2014 including mobile phone use \u2014 is estimated to be a contributing factor in 20\u201330 per cent of all collisions on Irish roads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=39e53cb8-b266-4e33-8d00-e9f7a38f420c&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Sign up hereLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The motorist was stopped by gardai in an unmarked HGVGarda\u00ed stopped the driver (Image: Garda Traffic\/X) An 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