A motorist was arrested for failing a roadside breath test - after being caught smashing the speed limit.
The driver was stopped after they were clocked travelling at 97km/h in a 60km/h zone in Longford on Saturday evening.
The motorist then failed an alcohol breath test. Gardai said a second test found the driver was double the legal alcohol limit.
A garda tweet said: "Longford RPU detected a driver travelling at 97kph in a 60kph zone.
"Roadside breath test failed for alcohol.
"Driver arrested and subsequent station test found the driver was twice the legal limit. Court to follow."
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