Motorist in Donegal arrested having been clocked at 170km/h

A driver in Donegal was arrested having been caught by Garda Síochána speeding at 170km/h.

The driver was arrested by Milford Roads Policing Unit in the early hours of Tuesday morning, September 1, in the Kilmacrennan area in a speed zone of 100km/h.

“The faster a vehicle is travelling, the more severe the impact in the event of a collision,” a Garda spokesperson said. “Speeding can have devastating consequences, not just for the driver, but for other innocent road users and so we continue to urge all drivers to please slow down.”

An Garda Síochána, in partnership with the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and other stakeholders, carried out a 24-hour nationwide speed enforcement operation on Monday, August 31, as part of National Slow Down Day.

The initiative ran from midnight Sunday for a 24-hour period, aiming to promote safer driving and reduce speed-related collisions nationwide, coinciding with the first full week of schools reopening across the country when there will be higher volumes of traffic on our roads. With an increase in road use comes a higher risk of fatal or serious injury road traffic collisions.

Gardaí were out on the roads conducting speed checks over the course of that 24-hour period and a number of Fixed Charge Penalty Notices were issued for speeding offences.