Lorry driver receives €400 fine at Waterford court for not wearing seatbelt
Garda and accused disagreed in court.
A lorry driver was fined for not wearing a seatbelt, despite his claims to the contrary.
Krzysztof Szczesny, of Mountain View, Ballylynch, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary, appeared in Waterford District Court recently over the matter.
On April 15, 2026, he was driving a lorry on the R710 Knockhouse Lane, Waterford, when he was stopped by Garda Conor J. Courtney.
Garda Courtney told presiding Judge Kevin Staunton that he saw the accused not wearing a seatbelt.
Szczesny (51) vehemently denied the claim, telling the court that an alert goes off when a passenger is not wearing a seatbelt.
Garda Courtney said: "I am 100% sure he wasn't wearing a seatbelt."
Judge Staunton imposed a €400 fine and gave the accused four months to pay, and said: "He can appeal it."
