A driver found sleeping in their car on the side of the road was arrested for being on cocaine and methamphetamines.
Gardaí attached to the Roscommon Roads Policing Unit noticed the driver asleep in the front of their vehicle.
They were first spotted when gardaí drove up to the hard shoulder, located on a national road in Roscommon, while out on patrol.
After approaching the driver, gardaí conducted a routine drug test, finding that the person was positive for two Class A illicit substances, cocaine and methamphetamines.
The incident was posted to the An Garda Síochána Twitter page, which provides updates on regular traffic and road offences throughout the country and the relevant roads policing unit.
They said: "Gardaí from the Roscommon Roads Policing Unit found this car parked on the hard shoulder of a national road with the driver asleep in the front. The driver tested positive for cocaine and Methamphetamine and was arrested."
They also indicated that the driver will appear in court in due course in relation to the arrest.
Several Twitter users rowed in with support for the Roscommon Roads Policing Unit.
One person said: "I say they thought it was a Nightmare they were having when they saw Garda uniforms. Long disqualification will be a deterrent to others. GardaTraffic making the roads a safer place."
Another joked: "He was living the dream and woke up to the nightmare."
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