Unaccompanied learner driver caught by gardaí travelling at 173km/h

Gardaí said that the driver “was charged with dangerous driving and the vehicle impounded”. Picture: GardaTraffic/Twitter

An unaccompanied learner driver has been caught travelling at 173km/h in a 120km/h zone.

The car was stopped by Naas Roads Policing Unit on the M9 “in rain with a bald front tyre and an under-inflated rear tyre,” according to gardaí.