'I was careful driving on wrong side' COURTS.A MAN who drove the wrong way down a dual-carriageway told a garda "I did it very carefully". But yesterday a judge told Stephen Fitzgerald that he was "a lucky man to be alive" after his action. Fitzgerald, from Dooleague, Castlebar, Co Mayo, said he had driven to Dublin for an interview and was looking for the apartment where he was to stay the night. The 31-year-old pleaded guilty at District Court to careless driving at Cookstown Way on January 24. Sergeant Carmel Henry said a garda had observed Fitzgerald driving the wrong way down a dual carriageway dual carriageway Noun Brit, Austral & NZ a road with a central strip of grass or concrete to separate traffic travelling in opposite directions Noun 1. and then turning into West End Gate Apartments. Judge David McHugh fined him EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 200. |
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