Fine for speeding motorist clocked at 141km/h
Published 29th Nov 2023, 14:33 GMT
The man who was caught speeding in Donegal was fined at Letterkenny District Court after failing to pay a fixed charge penalty notice after the detection
A motorist who was clocked driving at 141km/h in Donegal has been fined.
Gardai detected Aaron McKeever driving a red Vauxhall Astra at Rossbracken on May 12, 2022.
Garda Peter McGee gave evidence in the matter at Letterkenny District Court. The 24-year-old McKeever, of Woodside Heights, Waterside, Derry, was caught travelling at 141km/h on a road governed by a speed limit of 100km/h.
The court heard that McKeever has no previous convictions.
McKeever was issued with a fixed charge penalty notice (FCPN), but this was unpaid.
Judge Éiteáin Cunningham described the speed as ‘significant’ and convicted McKeever, who was fined €400 and given five months to pay.