Driver was ‘the most intoxicated person behind the wheel of a car I’ve ever seen’, garda tells court
A Ukrainian man who refused to give a breath sample or a blood sample when he was arrested on suspicion of drink driving was the most intoxicated person the arresting garda had ever seen behind the wheel of a car, Midleton District Court heard.
Detective Garda Patrick O’Callaghan made the comments about the arrest of Aleksii Savchenko, 49, of The Quality Hotel, Redbarn, Youghal, Co Cork, who was stopped on suspicion of drink driving in east Cork last April.
Giving evidence, Det. Gda O’Callaghan said that on the evening of April 15th, 2024, he observed a silver Volkswagen Shuttle driving erratically near Youghal, Co. Cork.
The vehicle was seen “swerving all over the road,” crossing the white line and repeatedly braking then starting off again for no apparent reason. Det Gda O’Callaghan stopped the vehicle at Upper Strand, Youghal shortly before 11pm.
The driver, identified as Aleksii Savchenko opened the driver’s door and several empty beer cans fell onto the road beside…
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