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| PICTURE: X/@GardaTraffic
Gardaí stopped this learner driver under the influence.
Sharing a post to X, a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said: "Luck wasn't on the side of this intoxicated learner driver.
"The learner was on his way home from their local pub in Prosperous, Co Kildare when the alcohol made him miss the turn into his housing estate.
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Luck wasn't on the side of this intoxicated learner driver.
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) April 6, 2025
The learner was on his way home from their local pub in Prosperous, Co. Kildare when the alcohol made him miss the turn into his housing estate.
Instead the learner wound up driving right into one of our checkpoints. pic.twitter.com/6LMCINoWsQ
"Instead the learner wound up driving right into one of our checkpoints."
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