Man fined after 142km/h driving detection
Published 21st Feb 2023, 16:33 GMT
The man was convicted at Letterkenny District Court this week
A man caught driving at 142km/h on a busy Donegal road has been convicted in court.
James McCartney was detected driving at 142km/h at Drumgreggan on the N13 dual carriageway outside Letterkenny.
The road is governed by a speed limit of 100km/h.
Gardai intercepted the blue Peugeot 208 being driven by McCartney at 2.25pm on April 20, 2022.
McCartney, a 40-year-old of Jacqueline Way, Derry, was shown the speed by officers and the driver apologised.
A fixed charge penalty notice was issued, but was not paid.
At Letterkenny District Court this week, McCartney was convicted and fined €300 by Judge Deirdre Gearty, who gave him three months to pay.