A DRIVER has been arrested after he was found speeding at 200km/h on an Irish motorway and being caught drink driving for the second time this month.
Gardai spotted the BMW driving along the M8 near Watergrasshill in Co Cork on Tuesday evening while on patrol.
Cops were “dangerously overtaken” by the luxury vehicle, which sped off at 200km/h when prompted to pull over by gardai.
The car was then seen “weaving in and out of traffic” and when eventually stopped, the driver failed a road side breath test.
Gardai shared pictures of what appear to be beer cans and a liquor bottle in the car, explaining “it became clear” the driver was intoxicated and that they were found to be twice the legal blood alcohol limit.
This is the second time this month that the driver was detected to be driving while intoxicated.
Gardai have said they are now before the courts for both instances.
A spokesperson said: “Gardai were on patrol in an unmarked car along the M8 near Watergrasshill, Co. Cork yesterday evening when they were dangerously overtaken by this car.
“When they prompted the driver to pull in he took off at over 200km/h while weaving in and out of traffic.
“The driver was eventually stopped and it became clear to Gardai that he was intoxicated.
“He then failed a road side breath test so he was arrested.
“Back at the station he was found to be almost twice the legal limit.
“We also discovered that this was the second time this month that this driver was detected driving while intoxicated in the very same car, and he was on bail.
“He is now before the courts for both occasions.”
