Louth gardai “lost for words” as motorists fined for filming accident

Gardai from Dundalk and Drogheda Clogherhead RPU attended a collision yesterday morning involving an HGV whereby two lanes of the M1 were blocked for a time.

Gardai say they were “genuinely lost for words” when while dealing with this complicated scene they witnessed three motorists driving past while recording the scene with their phones.

All three were stopped and issued fixed penalty notices including the driver of the van in the above picture.

Gardai said: “Gardai and other emergency services have a job to do and we expect the public to drive appropriately at or near a scene (which most people do).

“Using your phone increases the risk of another accident taking place potentially injuring or possibly causing a fatality at a collision.

“Not only that, it is completely disrespectful to anyone involved in the collision. “You have to ask yourself would you like a photo/video of you being uploaded onto social media if something like this happened to you.”