Driver gets rude awakening after being found asleep on busy Irish motorway by gardai
Driver gets rude awakening after being found asleep on busy Irish motorway by gardai Irish Mirror 4 hrs ago Colin Brennan A motorist got a rude awakening when gardai found them asleep on the side of one of Ireland's busiest motorways earlier this week. Officers spotted the van pulled in on the hard shoulder of the M7 in Laois to find that the motorist at the wheel was fast asleep. It is illegal to stop on the Hard Shoulder unless it is an emergency situation or breakdown. Gardai issued the driver with a fine and posted the incident to social media as a warning to others.