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​Conor McGregor Arrested For Dangerous Driving

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Updated 15:15 24 Mar 2022 GMTPublished 07:28 24 Mar 2022 GMT

​Conor McGregor Arrested For Dangerous Driving

The UFC fighter has been charged following his arrest.

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

Conor McGregor has been charged by police after being arrested for dangerous driving in Ireland.

The UFC star was stopped by Garda on Tuesday, 22 March, while driving along the N4 in Dublin between Lucan and Palmerstown.

He was pulled over and arrested for suspected road traffic offences, after which he was taken to Lucan Garda station.

McGregor, who has been out of the ring since he suffered a broken leg last July, was charged with dangerous driving before being released on bail.

Conor McGregor.
Alamy

In a statement, a Garda spokesperson said: "Gardaí arrested a man aged in his 30s in relation to an incident of dangerous driving in the Palmerstown area yesterday evening, Tuesday 22nd March 2022. The man was taken to Lucan Garda Station where he was later charged. He has been released pending an appearance before Blanchardstown District Court at a later date."

News outlets in the Republic of Ireland also reported that McGregor's Bentley Continental GT, valued at around £141,500, was taken from him following the arrest, but that it has since been returned.

The Irish Independent notes that on conviction, the charge of dangerous driving carries a maximum punishment of a fine of up to €5,000 (£4,160) or six months imprisonment, or both.

In a statement to LADbible, a spokesperson for McGregor said: "Mr McGregor was driving to the gym when he was stopped by gardaí for alleged road traffic violations. He passed the drug and alcohol tests taken at the station."


LADbible has reached out to McGregor's representatives for further comment.

The MMA fighter has been preparing to return to the ring following his injury, with UFC president Dana White telling talkSPORT last week that the sport is expecting McGregor to return this autumn.

Commenting on his comeback, White said: "I'm not worried about [finding McGregor an opponent] because, first of all, Conor is not even fighting right now. He's not back until the fall [autumn] - if everything goes right. So a lot of the match-ups will play out this summer and whoever wins or loses, when Conor is cleared by a doctor and ready to go, we'll figure out who's next."

Though McGregor has been active on social media since his arrest, he does not appear to have publicly commented on it at the time of writing, 24 March.

Featured Image Credit: @thenotoriousmma/Instgaram/Alamy

Topics: Ireland, Conor Mcgregor, Sports, UFC, MMA

Emily Brown
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