Driver caught six times over drink-driving limit in Tipperary

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Two drivers were arrested within a short timeframe | An Garda Síochána Tipperary

The driver was not only over the limit, but doing 70kph in a 50kph zone

Two drivers have been arrested on suspicion of drink driving in Tipperary, where one was found to be six times over the limit.

Tipperary Roads Policing Unit, carrying out patrols in South Tipperary, intercepted the first motorist driving erratically through an unnamed town.

The driver failed a roadside breath test, was arrested and was found to be over the limit.

The second driver came a short time later, when their vehicle was detected speeding in a town centre, doing 70kph in a 50km zone.

The driver failed a roadside breath test, was arrested and was found to be six times over the limit for alcohol.

Gardaí reported that court is to follow in both cases.

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