Dundalk gardai report overtaking on bend, speeding, and drug driving incidents unfold during patrol

Gardai from the Dundalk Road Policing Unit reported a number of incidents of road traffic violations from their patrol on Monday night

According to gardai, one incident saw the driver of a van overtaking on a bend on double solid white lines between Drogheda and Collon. The driver was stopped and  gardai say a prosecution is to follow for careless driving.

In a second incident, the driver of a Volvo was detected on the N2 at a speed of 132 kph in a 100kph zone. As a result gardai issued a Fixed Charge Penalty Notice (FCPN).

To round off the night the driver of an Audi was observed driving in excess of the speed limit out of Dundalk. 

When the driver was stopped they tested positive for Cannabis. 

Gardai said the Vehicle was in “appalling condition” and did not have insurance. As a result the vehicle was seized and the driver was arrested.