A motorist who ran a red light only to be caught by gardaí has had their car impounded.
The driver was stopped by gardaí in Waterford after they spotted an Audi A3 running a red light.
When gardaí caught up with the red Audi they found that the vehicle's tax had expired.
Waterford Gardaí saw this car driving through a red light recently. They were stopped and it was found that the car's tax had expired.
The car was seized and a Fixed Charge Penalty Notice was issued. #SaferRoads pic.twitter.com/dkcmGF6fPI
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) January 13, 2022
A fixed charge penalty notice was issued and the car was impounded.
Meanwhile in South Kilkenny, Thomastown's Road Policing Unit have arrested a motorist after testing positive for cocaine in a separate incident.
Gardaí stopped the driver when they spotted a vehicle driving erratically while on patrol in Mullinavat.
Proceedings are to follow.
Thomastown Roads Policing Unit on patrol in Mullinavat yesterday when they observed a vehicle driving erratically. They were stopped and the driver tested positive for cocaine.
The was Driver arrested. Proceedings to follow. #SaferRoads #ArriveAlive pic.twitter.com/S1kUhpKnBH
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) January 13, 2022
Image: Garda Traffic, Twitter.
