Over 3,100 drivers caught speeding over bank holiday weekend
Eva Osborne
Over 3,140 drivers have been detected for speeding offences over the bank holiday period so far.
A Garda roads policing operation, which began on Thursday and will run until Tuesday, has seen three fatal road traffic collisions over the same period.
Notable speeds detected on Sunday, May 31st, include:
- 102km/h in a 50km/h zone on the R183, Dernaglug, Doohamlet, Monaghan;
- 90km/h in a 60km/h zone on the L3408, Killure More, Ballinasloe, Galway;
- 120km/h in an 80km/h zone on the R458, Caherpeak East, Kilcolgan, Galway;
- 149km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N7, Brownsbarn, Dublin 22.
Throughout this weekend's roads policing operation, gardaí are conducting both statutory mandatory intoxicant testing and regular high-visibility policing checkpoints.
Over 140 people have been arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant during the operation so far.
An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority are urging all road users to support their efforts to keep them and all others on the roads safe this June bank holiday weekend.
Gardaí said they are placing a particular emphasis on detecting those driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs this weekend.
