Gardaí seize sports car driving 182km/h on Cork road

The driver, who was operating a Lotus Emira, has been charged to court and the vehicle has been seized by the West Cork Roads Policing Unit.
Gardaí seize sports car driving 182km/h on Cork road

Cork West Road Policing Unit based in Crookstown stopped a car exceeding the speed limit by 82 km/h. Photo: An Garda Síochána Cork

A driver in Cork has been arrested for exceeding the speed limit by more than 80km/h.

Gardaí from the West Cork Roads Policing Unit arrested the motorist in Crookstown after it was observed that they were travelling at a speed of 182km/h in a 100km/h zone.

In a post shared on social media yesterday, a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said that the driver, who was operating a Lotus Emira, has been charged to court.

The vehicle was subsequently seized by Gardaí following the motorists’ arrest.

Photo: An Garda Síochána
Photo: An Garda Síochána

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