Man was found driving a Jaguar car at 176 km/h on Kildare route
The motorist was disqualified from driving
A man found driving a Jaguar car at 176 km/h was prosecuted at Naas District Court.
Hoangquang Nguyen, 32, whose address was given as 11 St Loman’s Terrace, Mullingar, was prosecuted for dangerous driving on dates in August 2023 and December 2025.
Garda Ciaran O’Keeffe said the defendant was driving at 176 km/h in a 120 km/h zone on the M4 at Cappagh, Kilcock, on August 23, 2023, at around 7.30pm.
The court heard the defendant is from The Philippines and works as a fingernail technician
Garda O’Keeffe said the defendant did not have a licence with him but produced a picture of one that transpired to be a false licence.
He also said he was driving without insurance.
Garda David Farragher said he was driving at 175 km/h in a 120 km/h zone on the M4 near the Junction 8 Kilcock interchange on December 31, 2025, to keep track of the defendant.
Judge Desmond Zaidan imposed fines totalling €3,500 for dangerous driving as well as a €1,000 fine for no insurance.
He disqualified the defendant from driving for a total of six years.