Learner driver stopped in Naas was 9 times over drink driving limit

A learner driver aged in his 20s will appear in Naas District Court soon charged with several road traffic offences.

The motorist was stopped by Naas Traffic Corps on the outskirts of the town in the early hours of Sunday morning.

After a breathalyzer test, the driver was found to be almost nine times over the limit at 80 microgrammes (mg) of alcohol per 100 millilitres (ml) of breath.

A learner driver has a lower limit of 9 mg of alcohol per 1oo ml of breath.

A qualified driver on a full driving licence has a limit of 22 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of breath.

The young motorist was also charged with having no insurance and and with dangerous driving.

Naas Traffic Corps tested a total of 200 motorists at local Mandatory Alcohol Testing (MAT) checkpoints over the weekend.