KILDARE: Driver who crashed red light while child was crossing road tested positive for drugs

Kildare Gardaí said a Learner driver drove through red lights in Newbridge while a child was crossing the road. 

The incident happened in the Standhouse Road area which is close to a primary school. 

Gardaí said that roads policing officers were monitoring the location following complaints from members of the public. 

The driver was an Unaccompanied Learner with no L-Plates displayed.

The motorist later tested positive for cocaine and cannabis.

Gardaí arrested the driver and the vehicle was seized.