Motorist in Offaly caught driving at dangerous speed over Bank Holiday Weekend

A motorist in Offaly was caught driving at a dangerous speed over the Bank Holiday Weekend.

Over the February Bank Holiday, a Garda operation was put in place.

A motorist in Offaly was caught travelling at 156km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N62 at Doon Demesne, Ballinahowen.

Over the February Bank Holiday period, An Garda Síochána carried out 1,248 checkpoints and 196 persons were arrested for Driving under the Influence (123 Alcohol/ 73 Drugs).

Fixed Charge Offences for other road offences during the period included:

• Mobile Phones – 216

• Learner unaccompanied drivers – 123

• Seatbelts – 69

In addition, 460 Vehicles were detained under section 41 Road Traffic Act for offences such as Unaccompanied Learner Driver, No Driving Licence, No Insurance and No Tax.

During this period, Go-Safe checked the speed of 393,626 vehicles.

Notable top speeds detected in each Speed Zone were:

• 113km/h in a 50km/h zone on the N6, Baile An Phoill, Gaillimh, Gaillimh

• 100km/h in a 60 km/h zone on the Navan Road, Dublin 15, Dublin

• 160km/h in an 80 km/h zone on the R178, Redbog, Carrickmacross, Louth

• 156km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N62, Doon Demesne, Ballinahowen, Offaly

• 165 km/h in a 120 km/h zone on the M18, Killeenhugh, Kinvara, Galway

An Garda Síochána continues to appeal to all road users, that for whatever reason persons are using our roads, whatever a person’s mode of transport may be, to continue to ‘Stay Safe’ on our roads.