'A lethal cocktail': Gardaí arrest drink driver with learners permit detected at 145 km/h

Laois/Offaly RPU have arrested a driver detected going 145km/h on the motorway.

Upon further inspection, it was found that the driver was over the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit, and was the holder of a learner permit which had expired over ten years ago.

"Cans and vans, a lethal cocktail," Laois/Offaly RPU wrote.

"Their journey ended considerably sooner than expected. Driver arrested. Van seized."