Cahir gardaí have arrested a motorist for driving an untaxed vehicle with bald tyres while under the influence of a Class A drug.
Gardaí stopped the driver outside Clonmel, Co. Tipperary last night when their mobility app flagged that the car in question was untaxed.
A further inspection highlighted a number of dangerously bald tyres.
When tested, the motorist tested positive for cocaine.
The driver was arrested on suspicion of drug-driving.
Gardaí in Cahir stopped a car near Clonmel last night after the mobility app highlighted the car was not taxed.
The driver tested positive for Cocaine and was arrested on suspicion of drug driving. A number of bald tyres were also observed.#StayHome #HoldFirm pic.twitter.com/kfEfDQSIWI
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) May 15, 2020
Meanwhile, gardaí in Mayo made another drug-driving related arrest earlier this week when they clocked a vehicle travelling at 204 km/h in a 100 km/h zone.
The driver tested positive for cocaine when tested by gardaí before being arrested. A file is being prepared for the DPP.
Mayo Roads Policing detected a car driving at 204km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N5 after midnight on Wed May 13. Gardaí stopped the car. Driver tested positive for cocaine on a roads side drug test. Driver arrested, and vehicle seized. File is being prepared for the DPP. #slowdown pic.twitter.com/tTbLL9Jpzk
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) May 14, 2020
