Over 2,800 drivers detected speeding over Easter bank holiday weekend
Kenneth Fox
Gardaí said throughout the Easter bank holiday weekend, over 2800 drivers were detected for speeding offences.
An extensive Garda Roads Policing Operation was in place between 7am on Thursday, April 17th, until 7am on Tuesday, April 22nd.
There were three fatalities on our roads during this period, and 11 serious collisions took place that resulted in 12 people receiving serious and life-threatening injuries.
Over the bank holiday period, gardaí carried out more than 912 mandatory intoxicant testing checkpoints.
Over 4,500 breath tests and 213 oral fluid tests were performed, which led to 149 arrests for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
Notable top speeds detected in each speed zone include:
- 179km/h in a 60km/h zone on R194 Granard, Co Longford;
- 165km/h in a 100 Km/h on N18 Ballinacurra (Weston), Co Limerick;
- 139km/h in a 80km/h zone on R157 Dunboyne, Co Meath;
- 125 km/h in a 50 Km/h on R394 Milltown Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath;
- 110km/h in a 50 Km/h on the Naas Road, Dublin 12, Co. Dublin.
Fixed Charge Offences for other road offences during this period included:
- Using Mobile Phones – 225
- Unaccompanied learner drivers – over 160
- No seatbelts – 73
In addition:
- 109 vehicles were seized from learner permit holders driving unaccompanied
- 438 vehicles were seized for having no tax or insurance
