At a recent Joint Policing Committee meeting in Roscommon the local chief superintendent made a road safety appeal.

Both drivers tested positive for cocaine.

The driver tested positive for amphetamines, methamphetamines, opiates, and cocaine.

The driver was stopped at a checkpoint by Roscommon Roads Policing Unit

The unaccompanied learner driver was also caught travelling at 94kph in a 50kph zone and claimed they were running late to a driving lesson.

The operation focused on what Gardaí called the four life saver offenses.

Local Gardaí are warning motorists to drive responsibly over the Christmas period