Motorist clocked way over speed limit in Kilkenny during garda clampdown
A motorist clocked doing 90km/h in a 60km/h zone on Kilkenny’s Callan Road was among the drivers detected speeding over the bank holiday weekend.
The clampdown came three more people died on our roads over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 147 this year.
More than 1,200 motorists were detected speeding over the weekend – including a motorist travelling at 167km/h in an 80km/h zone – more than double the speed limit in Co. Meath.
Gardaí said motorists driving at such speeds are making “deliberate and conscious decisions” to do so and are putting their lives and the lives of their passengers and other road users in danger.
Over the course of the garda operation, 158 drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
In a statement, gardaí said this is “unacceptable behaviour and should be called out by every responsible and law-abiding person”.
They highlighted one case on the M8 in Cork, where a learner driver in his 20s with no insurance was found driving at 170km/h in a 120km/h zone.
After testing positive for drugs on the roadside, he was arrested and charged with dangerous driving.
With colder, wetter and darker evenings ahead, gardaí have appealed for all road users to slow down, and not just drive at the posted speed limit.
