A GARDA inspector has told the local court how “hundreds” of cars were revving their engines as some vehicles performed dangerous doughnuts on the main Letterkenny to Derry road – at 1.4oam in the morning.
Inspector Goretti Sheridan was giving the details at Letterkenny District Court in a dangerous driving case against 24-year-old Stephen Doyle from Gorey in Co Wexford.
She said a garda patrol car coming along the N13 came across the “meeting” on the Saturday morning of the Donegal rally weekend, June 18.
“There were hundreds of vehicles parked up along the road, revving their engines and causing a disturbance,” she said.
As the garda car came along, many of the vehicles left the scene, she said.
However around 20 cars stayed on and occupants cheered as mechanic Doyle performed up to six different dangerous manoeuvres on the road, some sending his car around at 180 degree angles.
Judge Paul Kelly asked Doyle if he drove like that in Co Wexford? Doyle replied that he didn’t.
The judge said Doyle would lose his licence if he appeared in court again and fined him €500.