Motorist clocked speeding at 129km/h on 80km/h Roscommon road
Gardai recorded over 900 detections for speeding over the last 24 hours.
A motorist was clocked speeding at 129km/h on a 80km/h Roscommon road over the past 24 hours.
An Garda Síochána and GoSafe recorded over 900 detections for speeding during National Slow Down Day which ran from 7 a.m. on Thursday, February 29th to 7 a.m. on Friday, March 1st.
The motorist in County Roscommon was caught speeding at 129km/h on a road in the Roosky area.
Gardaí arrested three drivers detected speeding on suspicion of dangerous driving while a further three drivers detected speeding were subsequently arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
The aim of National Slow Down Day was to remind drivers of the dangers of speeding, to increase compliance with speed limits and act as a deterrent to driving at excessive or inappropriate speed.
An Garda Síochána continues to appeal to drivers to comply with speed limits in order to reduce the number of speed-related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on our roads.
