Court rules Garda can face disciplinary proceedings after on-duty car crash

A Garda Detective Sergeant has lost his appeal aimed at halting a disciplinary probe over a single vehicle accident in which the official vehicle he was driving while on duty was written off.

Mon, 12 Mar, 2018 - 15:34

A Garda Detective Sergeant has lost his appeal aimed at halting a disciplinary probe over a single vehicle accident in which the official vehicle he was driving while on duty was written off, writes Ann O'Loughlin.

Det Sgt Joseph Higgins, stationed at the Special Detective Unit in Dublin, suffered a brain injury as a result of the accident which happened about 2am at Exit 2 of the N2 northbound motorway in Finglas on June 15, 2012.