Learner driver arrested after speeding in rain on Laois motorway
Published 30th Dec 2021, 16:08 GMT
Updated 30th Dec 2021, 16:51 GMT
Gardaí in Laois have arrested a motorist driving at a deadly speed on a wet road, breaking multiple driving laws.
The learner driver was stopped on the morning of Thursday, December 30, in wet weather on the M7 motorway at Ballydavis near Portlaoise.
The Laois Offaly Garda Division gave this report of the incident.
"Laois Roads Policing Unit this morning detected a Learner Permit holder who was travelling at 178kph in wet weather conditions on the M7 at Ballydavis Portlaoise.
"No L Plates were displayed on the vehicle, they were unaccompanied and not permitted to travel on the Motorway.
"The driver was arrested and has been charged to appear before Portlaoise District Court in the New Year. Their vehicle was seized," they reported.