Disqualified driver caught and arrested for driving under the influence
Gardaí intercepted the vehicle on busy afternoon and arrested the driver
A disqualified driver caught driving under the influence has been arrested.
This Sunday afternoon, a driver in Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, was intercepted by gardaí.
Upon further investigation, the driver was under the influence and had been disqualified from driving on Irish roads previously.
The motorist was arrested at the scene and the vehicle was impounded.
This news comes after a fatal collision which happened in the county over the weekend, which saw a man in his 20's pronounced dead.
A single-vehicle collision overnight on Saturday, February 17 saw the driver killed at the scene. The fatal collision happened on the N10 in Foulkstown, Kilkenny at around 3:30am.
This incident marked the 26th person to be killed on Irish roads since the start of 2024.