{"id":222177,"date":"2025-12-08T17:17:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T17:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/222177\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T17:17:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T17:17:12","slug":"clare-gardai-arrest-woman-caught-driving-wrong-way-with-children-in-the-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/222177\/","title":{"rendered":"Clare garda\u00ed arrest woman caught driving wrong way with children in the car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Garda\u00ed stopped the driver in Ennis, Co Clare. Photo: An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na Clare \/ Facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RG gardai clare.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Garda\u00ed stopped the driver in Ennis, Co Clare. Photo: An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na Clare \/ Facebook<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Garda\u00ed in County Clare have arrested a woman caught driving on the wrong side of the road while apparently under the influence of cocaine with her children in the car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Garda\u00ed were out on patrol in Ennis on Friday night, December 5, when they spotted a car driving around a corner on the wrong side of the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">When the driver was stopped, garda\u00ed found that she had her two children in the car with her and they checked their system which showed she was disqualified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A subsequent drug wipe found she had cocaine in her system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Garda\u00ed arrested the woman and seized the car as they warned that they would be continuing to target intoxicated drivers on the road to prevent \u201can empty seat at the Christmas dinner table\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Garda\u00ed stopped the driver in Ennis, Co Clare. Photo: An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na Clare \/ Facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765214232_546_RG gardai clare.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Garda\u00ed stopped the driver in Ennis, Co Clare. Photo: An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na Clare \/ Facebook<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">They shared the incident details, saying: \u201cIt&#8217;s not ending up on the naughty list this person needs to be worried about, she&#8217;s ended up on the court list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cLast Friday night while some families were heading to bed following the Toy Show, our Roads Policing unit stopped this car in Ennis, after it went around a corner on the wrong side of the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThe driver had two of her children in the car with her, a few checks on our mobility system showed she was disqualified and a positive drug wipe for cocaine, probably showed the reason why her driving caught our eye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThe driver was arrested, and her car seized. Over the Christmas period, we will be continuing to target intoxicated drivers on the road, with a hope that it will prevent any more empty seats at the Christmas dinner table this year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Garda\u00ed stopped the driver in Ennis, Co Clare. 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