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Members of the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit made the detection
A motorist has been charged to appear in court after being detected driving at 174km/h near Letterkenny on Saturday morning.
Officers from the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit were conducting speed checks when they made the detection.
A fixed charge penalty notice (FCPN) was issued to on driver who was caught travelling at 141km/h.
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The second driver was arrested and charged to appear in court after they were detected travelling at 174km/h.
Each of the detections was made in an area governed by a 100km/h speed limit.
A Garda spokesperson said: “Please do not put everybody you meet on the road at risk by travelling at a high speed. Do not risk your own life either by taking such risks. Always keep within the speed limit. Slow down and save lives.”
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