M50 motorist caught at almost twice speed limit during Garda bank holiday operation
A motorist was detected driving at almost double the speed limit on the M50 over the weekend.
The driver was clocked doing 188km/h in a 100km/h zone on the motorway near Templeogue. The detection was made as part of an extensive roads policing operation carried out by gardai between 7am on Thursday, May 29 and 7am on Tuesday, June 3.
One person sadly lost their life on the roads over the weekend while 14 serious collisions resulted in 14 people suffering severe and life-threatening injuries. Gardai manned more than 830 Mandatory Intoxicant Testing (MIT) checkpoints over the weekend.
Over 4,000 breath tests and around 270 oral fluid tests were carried out, leading to 167 arrests for suspected driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Officers were also out in force to clamp down on speeding on the country's roads, with almost 3,000 drivers detected over the speed limit. These included:
99km/h in a 50km/h zone on R212 at Clones, Co. Monaghan
114km/h in a 60km/h zone on R147 at Dunboyne, Co. Meath
119km/h in a 80km/h zone on R148 at Broadford, Co. Kildare
Almost 500 vehicles were seized over the weekend. According to figures released by An Garda Siochana, 99 vehicles were seized from learner permit holders driving unaccompanied while a further 380 were seized for having no tax or insurance.
Hundreds of Fixed Charge Notices were also issued over the weekend. These were for offences including:
Using Mobile Phones – over 210
Unaccompanied learner drivers – over 215
No seatbelts – over 70
Commenting on the figures, a Garda spokesperson said: "An Garda Síochána continue to appeal to all road users to never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs, to slow down and to always choose a speed that is appropriate to the driving conditions, to wear your seatbelt and keep your eyes always on the road."
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