LIVE: Driver caught in Tipperary doing 170km/h while on cocaine on busy motorway
Published 6th Oct 2025, 21:22 GMT
A Tipperary Roads Policing Unit motorcyclist, who was monitoring traffic on the motorway, stopped the vehicle and conducted a roadside drug test on Sunday afternoon.
A motorist has been arrested after being detected travelling at 170km/h on the M8 outside Cahir.
A Tipperary Roads Policing Unit motorcyclist, who was monitoring traffic on the motorway, stopped the vehicle and conducted a roadside drug test on Sunday afternoon.
The driver failed a roadside drug test for cocaine and cannabis.
They were arrested on suspicion of drug driving and dangerous driving.
A court appearance is to follow.