Longford Gardaí stop twice-disqualified driver and find him 10 times over the alcohol limit
The driver was one of 3 intoxicated men in the car at the time
The Longford Road’s Policing Unit stopped a twice-disqualified driver, only to discover he had been driving while 10 times over the legal alcohol limit and had an open bottle of beer in the cup holder and an open can on the driver’s door.
The incident occurred over the June Bank Holiday weekend.
Upon stopping the driver, Gardaí observed open bottles and cans of alcohol in the car in addition to bottles of beer behind the driver seat.
All three male occupants of the car were reported by Gardaí to be intoxicated.
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The driver was arrested at the scene and his car seized.
A district court date will now follow.
In a post on their social media today, Longford Gardaí wrote,
We’d say, ‘you couldn’t write this stuff’, but here we are…!
“We’d say, ‘you couldn’t write this stuff’, but here we are…! Longford Roads Policing Unit stopped this vehicle in the early afternoon on a busy national route over the weekend.”
“The 3 male occupants were intoxicated and there were open alcoholic bottles and cans in the car.”
The post continued, “The driver, who had 2 current disqualifications from driving was arrested, and found to be 10 times the legal limit. The vehicle was seized, and a court date will follow. Please never drive under the influence of drink or drugs - your life and the life of others could depend on it.”