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Easter Roads Operation: Gardaí Clock Driver At Nearly Three Times The Speed Limit

Three people were killed and 12 others received "serious and life-threatening injuries" over the Eas...
Tom Douglas
Tom Douglas

11:45 AM - 22 Apr 2025



Easter Roads Operation: Gardaí...

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Easter Roads Operation: Gardaí Clock Driver At Nearly Three Times The Speed Limit

Tom Douglas
Tom Douglas

11:45 AM - 22 Apr 2025



Three people were killed and 12 others received "serious and life-threatening injuries" over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

It follows an extensive Garda operation, which ended this morning.

Over 2,800 drivers were detected for speeding since the Garda operation came into place on Thursday morning.

Among the notable speeds recorded was a motorist going 179km/h in a 60 zone - nearly triple the speed limit - in Granard in County Longford.

Another driver was caught doing 125km/h in a 50 zone in Castlepollard in County Westmeath.

225 drivers were caught using mobile phones, 73 weren't wearing a seatbelt, and there were 160 unaccompanied learner drivers detected.

Nearly 550 vehicles were seized - the majority for having no tax or insurance.

149 drivers were arrested for driving under the influence.

Reporting by Andrew Lowth


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