Uninsured Kildare driver tests positive for cocaine

Kildare-Carlow Roads Policing Unit stopped the driver recently at a checkpoint

KC Roads Policing Unit recently conducted a Mandatory Intoxicant Testing (MIT) checkpoint.

One motorist was found to have a collection of motoring offences.

The driver:

Was driving on a learner permit;
Had a passenger who was a full licence holder but was carrying a fake driving licence;
Was driving an uninsured vehicle;
Failed a roadside drug test for cocaine.

The driver was arrested and the vehicle seized.

Both the driver and passenger now face prosecution before the courts.

A garda spokesperson said of the arrest: “No insurance. Fake licence. Cocaine.

This wasn't a case of forgetting your driving documents. It was a catalogue of serious offences.

“You can fake a licence, but you can't fake your way out of the consequences. Enforcement Actions will continue throughout the County.”