Gardai Investigate an Allegation of Criminal Damage to Dana's Car
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GARDAÍ SAY THEY ARE INVESTIGATING AN ALLEGATION OF CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO THE CAMPAIGN CAR OF INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DANA ROSEMARY SCALLON AFTER IT SUFFERED A MOTORWAY BLOWOUT.
MS SCALLON SAID YESTERDAY SHE WAS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER A TYRE BLEW OUT ON THE CAR AS SHE WAS TRAVELLING CLOSE TO THE M4 TOLL NEAR KILCOCK, CO KILDARE, ON TUESDAY NIGHT. HER HUSBAND DAMIEN, WHO WAS DRIVING HER TO DUBLIN, BRIEFLY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, WHICH WAS TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 100KM/H WHEN IT SUFFERED THE BLOWOUT.
HER CAMPAIGN TEAM CLAIMED THE TYRE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN PUNCTURED UP TO 15 TIMES AND HAVE MADE STATEMENTS TO GARDAÍ.
