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The son of celebrity television chef Rachel Allen has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after a new Range Rover crashed.
Oshua Allen (20), who was previously incarcerated for drug trafficking offenses, was arrested in Cork in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Gardaí received reports of a single vehicle collision in Shangarry South, Ballycotton, at approximately 3.25am.
The accident happened near the Ballymaloe Cooking School, where he was previously caught with € 22,000 worth of cannabis.
Local officers arrived, and following road tests, Joshua Allen was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
He was taken to Midleton Garda station and has since been released without charge.
An additional sample of a drug test was also taken from the 20-year-old that will be sent for analysis and examined before a file is presented to the Director of Public Prosecution.
Joshua Allen was not injured in the early morning crash, but damage was done to the registered Range Rover Evoque 202, valued at around € 60,000.
A Garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí attended following reports of a single vehicle collision in Shangarry South, Ballycotton at approximately 3.25am on September 21, 2020.
“There were no reports of injuries. Following the incident, a man (20 years old) was arrested for “driving while intoxicated”, taken to the Midleton Garda station and then released without charge. Investigations are ongoing, ”the spokesperson added.
Last February, Joshua Allen was jailed for 15 months after being caught with € 22,000 worth of cannabis for sale or supply at the world-renowned Ballymaloe cooking school in August 2018.
The court heard how the then teenager had traveled to London with € 2,000 to meet with a contact and then arranged for the cannabis to be shipped to him from the United States.
Sergeant Michael O’Halloran told the Cork Circuit Criminal Court that it was the third or fourth such installment that Joshua Allen had arranged.
He was temporarily released in June after agreeing to certain conditions.
Last month he was arrested in connection with a separate incident on suspicion of drunk driving after being pulled over at a checkpoint near Midleton.
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