Vintage Mercedes car driver was over the limit when he 'flattened' a traffic light and wrote off vehicle in Kildare

The driver of a  vintage car who collided with a traffic light and “flattened it” was prosecuted at Naas District Court.

Romue Guidine, 42, whose address was given as 49 Kerdiff Close, Naas, was prosecuted following the accident, which occurred on November 11, 2023 near the Centra store at Monread Road, Naas.

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Garda Shauna Hough said that there was a male driver in the vintage Mercedes vehicle, which had hit a traffic light.

The garda said that the driver was stuck in the vehicle but he said he was okay and declined an offer to summon an ambulance to the scene.

Gda Hough added that she could smell alcohol and the driver’s speech was slurred.

The defendant was arrested and cautioned following a breath test. A subsequent blood sample returned a reading of 266.

The court also heard that the car was written off and the traffic light had to be replaced.

The defendant, who had no previous convictions, produced a Brazilian driving licence.

Judge Desmond Zaidan imposed a €1,000 fine for dangerous driving and disqualified him for two years. He was also fined €1,000 for driving with excess alcohol and disqualified for three years with the disqualifications to run concurrently. He was fined €250 for not having a driving licence.