A driver caught doing 105km along Seapoint Promenade in Galway City has been one of the most alarming traffic incidents during the Bank Holiday weekend.
Gardaà have been conducting a nationwide road traffic operation from Thursday through to Monday for the Bank Holiday weekend.
In that time 946 drivers have been detected speeding on our roads, with 160 of those caught in the 24 hours up to 7am Monday.
Alarmingly, one road user was detected in the Seapoint Promenade area of Co. Galway travelling 105km/h in a 50km/h zone.
In addition to this, in the past 24 hours, a driver on the North Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth, was detected driving 91km/h in a 60km/h zone, a driver on the South Ring Road in Co. Cork was detected driving 134km/h in a 100km/h zone and a driver on the M7 in Ladytown, Naas, Co. Kildare, was detected driving 147km/h in a 120km/h zone.
There have been 127 arrests for persons suspected of driving under the influence of an intoxicant, including 46 between 7am on Sunday and 7am on Monday.
Sadly, there was one further fatal road traffic collision in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to two throughout the course of this policing operation.
115 people have died on Irish roads so far this year, an increase of 12 on 2023 figures.
Speaking this morning, Inspector Peter Gilsenan said, “While we have seen generally good levels of compliance at Garda checkpoints across the country, we have still detected people driving at unacceptable speeds and partaking in extremely dangerous driving behaviour such as drug and drink driving.”
“Whether there is a road safety operation in place or not, our message never changes – for the sake of yourselves and all road users, please slow down and drive safely. Do not use your phone when driving and never drive under the influence of an intoxicant.”
An Garda SÃochána will continue to monitor and conduct checkpoints on our roads, using our technology to detect those speeding nationwide. Remember to please slow down and drive safely today and every day.
