They were charged with a number of offences.
A motorist has been arrested after a foot chase with Gardaí in Laois.
Their vehicle was stopped by the county's Roads Policing Unit in Portlaoise after an alert signalled it had no insurance.
Officers pursued the car, before the driver abandoned it and fled on foot.
They were later found to be intoxicated, uninsured and disqualified from driving.
Gardaí arrested the motorist and charged them with multiple offences - their vehicle was also seized.
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