Driver almost 100km from home arrested after being clocked at outrageous speed on the M1
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Gardaí in Louth arrested a motorist who was detected travelling at an outrageous speed on the M1 over the weekend, and also issued a Fixed Charge Notice for breaching Covid-19 restrictions as the driver was almost 100km from their home when stopped.
Louth Roads Policing Unit detected the car travelling at 184km/hr on the M1 - in a 120km zone - at Ardee on Saturday.
The driver, who was almost 100km from home when stopped on a non-essential journey, was arrested for dangerous driving and was also issued a Fixed Charge Notice for travelling outside their 5km Covid-19 restriction zone.
They travelled 80km to collect burgers : Gardaí renew warning against breaking travel restrictions
A total of 29 fines have been issued since Monday 12 January. By Tadgh McNally Thursday 14 Jan 2021, 4:54 PM Jan 14th 2021, 4:54 PM 140,744 Views 104 Comments
A Garda checkpoint on Baggot Street
Image: Sasko Lazarov
Image: Sasko Lazarov
GARDAÍ HAVE ISSUED 29 fines to people breaching public health regulations so far this week, including three to a group who travelled 80km to collect burgers in Ringsend.
Since Monday, Gardaí may now issue a Fixed Payment Notice (FPN) of €100 to people who break these travel restrictions without a valid excuse.
Between Monday and Wednesday, 29 fines were issued by Gardaí while a further eight were issued for previous breaches between 1 and 10 January.
Motorist caught speeding in Offaly village as children were leaving school
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A motorist was caught travelling well above the speed limit in an Offaly village on Monday at a time when children were leaving school.
Offaly Roads Policing Unit performed a speed check in Kinnity on Monday and detected a car going through the village well above the speed limit.
At the time the offence was committed, there was a lot of pedestrian traffic coming from local schools.
A Fixed Charge Notice was issued to the driver.
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