Gardaí disciplined after driving past heart attack victim

Two gardaí have been found to be in breach of discipline after they drove past a man after he collapsed suffering from a heart attack.

Seamus Duffy collapsed complaining of chest pains after being stopped by gardaí in Ballybofey, Co Donegal, on April 7 last.

Mr Duffy was stopped by gardaí at a traffic checkpoint where it was found his car tax was out of date by two months. After pleading for a chance, he refused to get out of the car.