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21/07/2010
Three Arrest Over Youtube Driving Video
Three men are being questioned by gardaí and two cars have been seized after a video posted on YouTube showed a group of young men from Nenagh, Co Tipperary, driving dangerously on a country road.
The video, clearly displays the registration plates of the cars along with the faces of the young men involved, who are each identified by nickname. The makers of the video also display an email address at the end of the video for viewers to contact them.
The Road Safety Authority described the footage as "shocking" and "reckless".
Meanwhile this morning, a 31-year-old man died following an early morning road accident in Co Laois.
The incident happened on the Mountmellick to Rosenallis Road between 4am and 5.30am. The man died when his car collided with a ditch.
The road is currently closed and diversions are in place locally.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or have any information is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057- 8674100 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800-666-111.
(DW/GK)
The video, clearly displays the registration plates of the cars along with the faces of the young men involved, who are each identified by nickname. The makers of the video also display an email address at the end of the video for viewers to contact them.
The Road Safety Authority described the footage as "shocking" and "reckless".
Meanwhile this morning, a 31-year-old man died following an early morning road accident in Co Laois.
The incident happened on the Mountmellick to Rosenallis Road between 4am and 5.30am. The man died when his car collided with a ditch.
The road is currently closed and diversions are in place locally.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or have any information is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057- 8674100 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800-666-111.
(DW/GK)
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