Motorist caught at insane speed on road in Midlands during Garda operation

A motorist has been caught driving at an insane speed on road in the Midlands during a Garda operation.

Gardai are conducting a dedicated road traffic enforcement operation throughout the Christmas period which began on Monday, December 1 and will continue until Monday, January 5.

Last week a motorist in Laois was caught driving at 167kph in an 80kph zone. The incident happened on the R430 road in Drumagh, Crettyard, Co. Laois

During the fourth week of the operation, between Monday, December 22 and Sunday, December 28 inclusive, there were three fatalities on Ireland's roads and eight serious collisions that resulted in a number of people receiving serious and life-threatening injuries.

Over the past week, gardai carried out nearly 2,100 checkpoints, both statutory Mandatory Intoxicant Testing (MIT) and regular, high-visibility policing checkpoints.

A total of 149 people were arrested during this period for driving under the influence of an intoxicant (alcohol and drugs).

Over 4,600 drivers were detected for speeding offences by An Garda Síochána, along with Static Safety Cameras, and Mobile Safety Camera Vans, by our Road Safety Partners, GoSafe.

Notable top speeds detected include:

• 118km/hr in a 50km/hr zone on the North Circular Road, Dublin 7

• 140km/hr in a 60km/hr zone on the N15 in Mullandrait, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal

• 167km/hr in an 80km/hr zone on the R430 road in Drumagh, Crettyard, Co. Laois

• 207km/hr in a 100km/hr zone on the N18 in Ballinacurra (Weston), Co. Limerick

• 164km/hr in a 120km/hr zone on the M9 in Yellowbogcommon, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare