By Robbie Byrne
Four Fixed Charge Notices have been issued by Waterford's Road Policing Unit to four motorists who were found to be driving well in excess of the legal speed limit.
All were stopped in four unconnected incidents after been clocked at a speed detection point on the N25 Waterford to Cork road.
The speeds of the offending motorists are as follows: Volkswagen Scirocco (127km/h), Volkswagen Passat (152km/h), Ford Galaxy (125km/h), and BMW 3-Series (128 km/h).
Fines of €80 and three penalty points were issued to each of the motorists.
Waterford Roads Policing Unit were operating a speed detection checkpoint on the N25
Four drivers detected travelling in excess of the 100 km/h speed limit
Fixed Charge Notices issued to all drivers
-€80 fine and 3 penalty points issued pic.twitter.com/yLSgohXldL— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) March 10, 2021
Meanwhile, a learner motorist in Kildare was stopped for driving at almost 200km/h on the M4 on Wednesday.
The driver was arrested for dangerous driving with court proceedings to follow.
Naas RPU detected this Learner driver travelling at 197km/h in a 120 zone on the M4 yesterday.
The learner driver was accompanied by a qualified driver who was also negligent on this occasion.
The driver was arrested and charged with Dangerous Driving and court is to follow. pic.twitter.com/pNdFbr5LUG
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) March 11, 2021
Image: Garda Traffic Twitter Account
