Motorist caught driving in excess of 200km/h on Cork road during garda operation
Gardaí carried out an extensive roads policing operation from 7am on Thursday, October 26 to 7am on Wednesday, November 1.
Gardaí have reiterated their appeal to motorists to slow down and choose a speed that is appropriate to the driving conditions after almost 2,000 drivers were detected speeding during a Bank Holiday garda operation.
Gardaí carried out an extensive roads policing operation from 7am on Thursday, October 26 to 7am on Wednesday, November 1.
Throughout the weekend, Garda Roads Policing Units were out detecting those speeding and issued over 745 on-the-spot Fixed Charge Penalty Notices for speeding offences.
Of the 647,933 vehicles checked for speeding by Go-Safe nationwide, 1,973 drivers were detected for speeding.
Gardaí said that one motorist was found to be driving at 203km/h in a 120km/h zone on the M8 Ballinaglanna North, Kilworth.
Other notable speeds included:
• 130km/h in a 50km/h zone on the R463 Corbally Road, Limerick
• 128km/h in a 60km/h zone on the Stillorgan Road, Blackrock, Dublin
• 147km/h in a 80km/h zone on the R178 Redbog, Carrickmacross, Louth
• 166km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N26 Ballynahaglish, Ballina, Mayo
Over the Bank Holiday period, An Garda Síochána carried out 949 Mandatory Intoxicant Testing (MIT) checkpoints.
Some 5,852 roadside drug and alcohol tests were conducted which led to 211 arrests for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
Gardaí said that 41 of these arrests occurred between the hours of 6am-2pm.
A garda spokesperson said the number of motorists detected as driving under the influence of drugs also increased by over 55% when compared to the last October Bank Holiday Weekend.
Offences for other road offences during this period included:
• Using Mobile Phones – 288
• Unaccompanied Learner Drivers – 110
• No Seatbelts – 76
In addition, 81 vehicles were seized from learner permit holders driving unaccompanied, 168 vehicles were seized for being uninsured and 176 vehicles were seized for having no tax.
There were two fatalities on Irish roads during this period and nine serious collisions took place that resulted in nine people receiving serious and life-threatening injuries.
To date this year, 157 people have died on Irish roads, 34 more lives lost than this time last year.
Gardaí said that there was a 37% increase in serious injury road traffic collisions in comparison to the same weekend in 2022.
Commenting on the operation, Assistant Commissioner Hilman, Roads Policing and Community Engagement Garda National Roads Policing Bureau said, "Gardaí nationwide received good support from road users across the October Bank Holiday Weekend in helping us and our partners to keep our roads safe.
"Our thoughts are with all those who have suffered the loss of a loved one on our roads or who have sustained life-changing injuries caused in a serious road traffic collision.
"We must continue to raise awareness among all road users about road safety, work together with road users and our partners, to prevent a further rise in road fatalities serious injury road traffic collisions."
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