Vehicle seized and man arrested by Mayo gardaí during N17 patrol

Gardaí in Mayo have arrested a man and seized a vehicle following a patrol on the N17 roadway.

Officers spotted a car being driven in the hard shoulder on the stretch of road near Kilkelly with what appeared to be a flat tyre.

It turned out that the front right tyre was flat and another was dangerously below the minimum tread depth of 1.6mm.

When they pulled in the driver, they discovered that he was disqualified.

The driver also failed a roadside drug test and was positive for cocaine.

He was arrested and the car was seized.