SHOCKING: BMW driver clocked at shocking speed in the Midlands also fails drug test

A BMW driver failed a roadside drug test after being stopped for driving at 168kph near Portlaoise. 

Laois Roads Policing conducting a speed check on the M7 near Portlaoise this week detected the vehicle. 

The vehicle was travelling at 168kph.

According to gardai, the vehicle was stopped and the driver failed a roadside drug test for cocaine.

Gardai added that the driver was arrested and court proceedings have commenced