'Scary' learner arrested in Laois town
The car was seized from a learner driver in Mountrath. Photo: An Garda Síochána Laois Offaly
A CAR sticker with the message ‘My driving scares me too’ proved prophetic for a learner driver on cannabis, who was caught doing 77kph in a 50kph zone in Laois.
The culprit was arrested and the Honda was seized at the scene near Mountrath town centre.
Gardaí said today that the sticker ‘made perfect sense’, after the Laois Roads Policing Unit (RPU) recorded the vehicle doing 77kph.
The driver tested positive for cannabis and proved to be an unaccompanied learner permit holder, which automatically allows seizure of a vehicle.
The motorist was arrested and brought to a garda station to give a blood sample.
Court proceedings will follow for a litany of traffic offences.
Posting a photo from the scene on social media, gardaí commented: ‘Honesty is great, but safety is better. If your driving scares you, it's time to get off the road …’
