Learner driver travelling 50km over speed limit and who tested positive for drugs arrested in Cork
A learner driver was yesterday arrested by gardaí in Cork after he was caught driving 50km above the speed limit with drugs in his system.
A learner driver was yesterday arrested by gardaí in Cork after he was caught driving 50km/h above the speed limit and tested positive for drugs.
Shortly after 10am on the M8 in Cork a vehicle was detected driving in excess of 170km/h in a 120km/h zone.
"The L-driver, a male in his 20s had no insurance and tested positive on the roadside for the presence of drugs," a garda spokesperson said.
The driver was arrested and charged with dangerous driving.
The detection was made as part of a roads policing operation in place since 7am on Thursday.
Provisional figures highlight that over 1,200 drivers have been detected driving in excess of the posted speed limit since then.
An Garda Síochána has arrested 158 drivers on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
The force said that speeding and driving while intoxicated "are the most dangerous driver behaviours on our roads" and that such "unacceptable behaviour" should be "called out by every responsible and law-abiding person".
Citing another incident in Cork yesterday, gardaí said that shortly after 8pm on the M8 in Cork gardaí responded to a two car collision.
"A driver, male in his 30s, tested positive on the roadside for the presence of alcohol.
"Driver was arrested and charged with dangerous driving and other road traffic offences," the garda spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said that thankfully, "no body appears to have been seriously injured" in the two Cork incidents.
An Garda Síochána continues to appeal today to all road users, many of whom who will be returning home after the bank holiday weekend, to slow down when driving.
"If you feel tried, stop and take a short break.
"It is important that every road user returns home safe to their families everyday," the spokesperson said.
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