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When gardai caught up with the vehicle the driver wasn't wearing a seatbelt. Credit: Garda Síochána Louth Facebook
Dundalk Roads Policing Unit were out last Friday evening patrolling when they saw the driver of a VW Golf travelling at speed down the Castletown Road.
When gardai caught up with the vehicle the driver wasn't wearing a seatbelt.
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Gardai say the driver tried to evade them but was contained by their trained RPU crews.
The driver then made things worse by refusing to comply with a breath test at the roadside and was arrested.
Gardai say the driver later blew twice over the limit at the station.
The vehicle was also seized for a number of offences and a prosecution has commenced
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