Motorist in Naas, County Kildare among 160 drivers caught speeding over last 24 hours by gardaí
An Garda Síochána's Bank Holiday Weekend Roads Policing Operation commenced on Thursday, August 1 last
A motorist in Naas was among the 160 drivers caught speeding by An Garda Síochána (AGS) over last 24 hours.
Commenting on the matter, a garda spokesperson said: "Since our August Bank Holiday Weekend Roads Policing Operation commenced at 7am on Thursday morning, August 1, 2024, 946 drivers have been detected speeding on our roads, with 160 of those detections coming in the past 24 hours (Sunday, August 4, 7am to Monday, August 5, 7am).
"Alarmingly, one road user was detected in the Seapoint Promenade area of County Galway travelling 105 kilometres per hour in a 50km/h zone.
"In addition to this, in the past 24 hours, a driver on the North Road, Drogheda, County Louth, was detected driving 91km/h in a 60km/h zone, a driver on the South Ring Road in County Cork was detected driving 134km/h in a 100km/h zone and a driver on the M7 in Ladytown, Naas, County Kildare, was detected driving 147km/h in a 120km/h zone."
The spokesperson continued: "There have been 127 arrests for persons suspected of driving under the influence of an intoxicant, including 46 between 7am on Sunday, August 4, 2024 and 7am on Monday, August 5, 2024.
"Sadly, there was one further fatal road traffic collision in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to two throughout the course of this policing operation."
"115 people have died on Irish roads so far this year, an increase of 12 on 2023 figures," the spokesperson continued.
Inspector Peter Gilsenan also commented on the rate of offences seen over the weekend.
Speaking this morning, Inspector Gilsenan said, "While we have seen generally good levels of compliance at Garda checkpoints across the country, we have still detected people driving at unacceptable speeds and partaking in extremely dangerous driving behaviour such as drug and drink driving.
"Whether there is a road safety operation in place or not, our message never changes - for the sake of yourselves and all road users, please slow down and drive safely."
"Do not use your phone when driving and never drive under the influence of an intoxicant," he concluded.
AGS added that it will 'continue to monitor and conduct checkpoints on our roads, using our technology to detect those speeding nationwide.'
"Remember to please slow down and drive safely today and every day," AGS added.