A person disqualified from driving for eight years tested positive for cannabis after crashing a car at high speed in Co Tipperary.
Several passengers were on board the erratically driven vehicle which collided with a bollard.
A garda unit from Templemore patrolling the district in the early hours of Thursday morning came across the vehicle and arrested the reckless driver after they failed a roadside drugs test.
Gardai say the car also didn't display valid tax, NCT or insurance discs. No injuries were reported.
A spokesman said: "In the early hours of the morning, a Templemore unit was patroling the district when it encountered a car with a number of people on board.
"The car was driving erratically at high speed before eventually coming to a stop after colliding with a road side bollard.
"Tax and NCT was expired and there was no insurance disc displayed on the car.
"This driver also performed a roadside drug test which again was positive for cannabis.
"A check on the mobility app showed the driver is currently disqualified for eight years.
"Driver was arrested and provided a blood sample at the station. A court appearance will follow in relation to numerous road traffic offences."
The motorist was the second driver to be arrested by the Thurles Roads Policing Unit on Wednesday night.
Another car was also seen driving erratically before being stopped by gardai.
The person behind the wheel of that vehicle also tested positive for cannabis.
The driver was arrested and provided a blood sample to Gardai which will be forwarded for analysis.
