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Case No. 6516Drug driving (suspected); dangerous driving (speeding) · Co. Cork · 18 Feb 2024

Driver arrested after failing drug test at 156km/h on M8 near Mitchelstown

On Sunday 18 February 2024, a driver was allegedly clocked at 156km/h in a 120km/h zone on the M8 near Mitchelstown, County Cork. A Roads Policing Unit officer flagged the driver down, and the driver allegedly failed a roadside drug test and tested positive for cocaine. The driver was arrested and taken to Fermoy Garda Station on suspicion of drug driving and dangerous driving, and the driver's name, age and nationality are not given. As of the latest report on 19 February 2024, no charge or court appearance has been reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested19 Feb
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A driver was allegedly clocked at 156km/h in a 120km/h zone.
  • The driver allegedly tested positive for cocaine.
Where
The incident happened on the M8 near Mitchelstown, County Cork.
When
The incident happened on Sunday, 18 February 2024.
Investigation
  • A Roads Policing Unit officer flagged the driver down.
  • The driver failed a roadside drug test.
  • The driver was arrested and taken to Fermoy Garda Station.
Charges
The suspected offences are drug driving and dangerous driving for speeding.
In court
No charge or court appearance has been reported.
Other details
  • The driver's name, age and nationality are not given in the reports.
  • Corkbeo.ie reported the incident on 19 February 2024, and a Garda spokesperson warned road users on social media that intoxicants and driving never mix.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver was clocked at 156km/h in a 120km/h zone. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe driver tested positive for cocaine. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened on the M8 near Mitchelstown. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was flagged down by an officer. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe driver failed a roadside drug test. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested and taken to Fermoy Garda Station. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 19 Feb2024
    Arrestedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Drug driver on cocaine nabbed zooming at 156km/h on busy Cork road

    Reports a single roads policing stop on the M8 in which the driver allegedly tested positive for cocaine and was arrested. No existing case matches this incident.

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