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| The mystery of Ireland's worst driver | The mystery of Ireland's worst driver |
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| Poles are Ireland's largest immigrant populationDetails of how police in the Irish Republic finally caught up with the country's most reckless driver have emerged, the Irish Times reports. | Poles are Ireland's largest immigrant populationDetails of how police in the Irish Republic finally caught up with the country's most reckless driver have emerged, the Irish Times reports. |
| He had been wanted from counties Cork to Cavan after racking up scores of speeding tickets and parking fines. | He had been wanted from counties Cork to Cavan after racking up scores of speeding tickets and parking fines. |
| However, each time the serial offender was stopped he managed to evade justice by giving a different address. | However, each time the serial offender was stopped he managed to evade justice by giving a different address. |
| But then his cover was blown. | But then his cover was blown. |
| It was discovered that the man every member of the Irish police's rank and file had been looking for - a Mr Prawo Jazdy - wasn't exactly the sort of prized villain whose apprehension leads to an officer winning an award. | It was discovered that the man every member of the Irish police's rank and file had been looking for - a Mr Prawo Jazdy - wasn't exactly the sort of prized villain whose apprehension leads to an officer winning an award. |
| In fact he wasn't even human. | In fact he wasn't even human. |
| "Prawo Jazdy is actually the Polish for driving licence and not the first and surname on the licence," read a letter from June 2007 from an officer working within the Garda's traffic division. | "Prawo Jazdy is actually the Polish for driving licence and not the first and surname on the licence," read a letter from June 2007 from an officer working within the Garda's traffic division. |
| "Having noticed this, I decided to check and see how many times officers have made this mistake. | "Having noticed this, I decided to check and see how many times officers have made this mistake. |
| "It is quite embarrassing to see that the system has created Prawo Jazdy as a person with over 50 identities." | "It is quite embarrassing to see that the system has created Prawo Jazdy as a person with over 50 identities." |
| The officer added that the "mistake" needed to be rectified immediately and asked that a memo be circulated throughout the force. | The officer added that the "mistake" needed to be rectified immediately and asked that a memo be circulated throughout the force. |
| In a bid to avoid similar mistakes being made in future relevant guidelines were also amended. | In a bid to avoid similar mistakes being made in future relevant guidelines were also amended. |
| And if nothing else is learnt from this driving-related debacle, Irish police officers should now know at least two words of Polish. | And if nothing else is learnt from this driving-related debacle, Irish police officers should now know at least two words of Polish. |
| As for the seemingly elusive Mr Prawo Jazdy, he has presumably become a cult hero among Ireland's second largest immigrant population. |