Saturday 31 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 21488Drug driving · Co. Laois

Learner driver arrested after speeding stop in Laois

Gardaí say a driver stopped for speeding on a motorway in Laois was travelling at 155 kmph in a 120 kmph zone. The driver, a learner driver who was unaccompanied, was stopped by the Laois Roads Policing Unit and tested positive for cocaine and cannabis on a roadside test. The incident date is not given; the report was published on 15 April 2023. The driver was arrested after failing the roadside drug test, the car was seized, and court proceedings will follow, so no court date or sentence has been reported. No victim is named, and the driver's age, sex and nationality are not given.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested15 Apr
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
The driver was travelling at 155 kmph in a 120 kmph zone.
Where
The driver was stopped on a motorway in Laois.
When
The report was published on 15 April 2023, and the incident date is not given.
Cause
The driver was stopped for speeding.
Investigation
Gardaí say the driver tested positive for cocaine and cannabis on a roadside drug test.
Charges
The driver was arrested after failing the roadside drug test.
In court
Court proceedings will follow.
Other details
  • The driver was a learner driver and was unaccompanied.
  • The car was seized.
  • No victim is named, and the driver's age, sex and nationality are not given.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver was travelling at 155 kmph in a 120 kmph zone. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe driver was stopped by the Laois Roads Policing Unit on a motorway in Laois. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • causeThe driver was stopped for speeding. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe driver tested positive for cocaine and cannabis. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • chargeThe driver was arrested after failing the roadside drug test. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • courtCourt proceedings will follow. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe driver was a learner driver and was unaccompanied. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe car was seized. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 15 Apr2023
    Arrestedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Driver detected at 155kph in Laois tests positive for cocaine

    First report of the stop. The article gives no date for the incident itself, only the publication date of 15 April 2023.

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