Offaly motorist put off the road for six years

An Offaly motorist was put off the road for six years during a recent sitting of Tullamore District Court.

Before the court was Andrzej Czarnecki, 2 Mill View, Clonoghill, Birr and he was summonsed for having no insurance and not wearing a seatbelt on Main Street, Birr on March 30, 2022.

Garda Jennifer Frawley from Birr Garda Station said she observed Czarnecki not wearing a seatbelt as he was driving and therefore pulled him over.

“I asked him,” said the Guard, “if he had any excuse for not wearing a seatbelt and he gave no excuse.”

She said he had a couple of previous road traffic convictions.

Judge Andrew Cody convicted for no insurance and fined him €1,000. He disqualified the defendant from holding a driving licence for six years. He also convicted and fined him €150 for not wearing a seatbelt.