By Diarmaid Doherty
Gardaí in Letterkenny last night arrested a learner driver after they failed a roadside drug test and tested positive for cannabis.
And while that person was being dealt with at the Garda checkpoint, another vehicle approached before carrying out a U-turn and driving away.
When it was eventually stopped by Gardaí, they discovered the driver was disqualified from driving and the vehicle was seized. The driver will now face a court appearance.
The incidents come on what promises to be a busy weekend for Gardaí in Donegal.
They have promised a high visibility presence in our towns and villages and along our roads this Bank Holiday weekend.
On Saturday night Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit arrested the learner driver at a (MIT) Mandatory Intoxicant Testing checkpoint after they failed the roadside oral fluid preliminary drug test, testing positive for cannabis.
A Garda spokesperson commented: “Arrive alive this Bank Holiday Weekend and help ensure that other road users do too by making responsible decisions.”
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