Learner driver stopped for being on phone tests positive for cocaine
A learner driver who was stopped by Gardai for using a phone while driving is facing court after testing positive for being under the influence of cocaine.
The driver was stopped by Gardai on the M1 in Dundalk after Gardai spotted the use of a mobile phone.
Officers checked the driver’s credentials and discovered that they were operating the car on a learners’ permit, had no full licence driver to accompany them and had no L-plates displayed on the car.
A roadside drug test was subsequently carried out and it was established that the driver was under the influence of cocaine.
A Garda spokesperson said: ‘Dundalk Roads Policing on patrol on the M1 observed the driver of this vehicle on mobile phone.
‘Driver tested positive for cocaine and was subsequently arrested. Driver was driving on a learner permit, unaccompanied and not displaying L-plates. Proceedings to follow.’