A Longford Garda was taken to hospital in Tullamore.
A Garda has been hospitalised after being involved in a crash with a suspected drug driver in the Midlands, according to the Irish Independent.
The Longford Garda was brought to the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore after the two vehicle collision in Athlone on Saturday at around 8pm.
The report indicates the officer was off duty at the time and was heading to the shops.
He is expected to make a full recovery, but is being signed off from work indefinitely.
A man in his 50s has been arrested and released pending the results from what gardaí are describing as an "evidential sample".
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