Suspected drug driver detected speeding by Roscommon Garda
The driver was stopped and failed a roadside drugs test.
A driver was arrested by Roscommon Gardaí after failing a roadside drugs test.
Roscommon Roads Policing Unit detected a car being driven at a speed of 138kph in a 100kph zone.
When stopped, the driver was drug tested at the roadside, and a positive reading for cocaine and benzodiazepines was returned. The driver was arrested and court proceedings are to follow.
People convicted of drug driving face a mandatory road disqualification, and can also be fined and imprisoned.
