A driver was arrested at the weekend, having been detected travelling at a speed of 230km/h on a Waterford road.
Waterford Roads Policing Unit were conducting speed checks at the weekend, with a car caught travelling at 230 kilometres per hour, in a zone with a speed limit of 100km/h.
The driver in question was subsequently stopped by Gardai, and then arrested for dangerous driving.
Gardai say proceedings from the incident are set to follow.
Waterford Roads Policing Unit were conducting speed checks this weekend when they detected this car travelling at 230kph in a 100kph zone.
They were stopped and the driver was arrested for dangerous driving. Proceedings to follow. #SaferRoads #SlowDown pic.twitter.com/t0V8Mxkf8r
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) September 6, 2021
The incident comes after a notable increase in speeding along the N25 in recent weeks, with a driver found speeding at 199km/h near Killaspy last weekend.
People are being encouraged to slow down on roads nationwide. 27 people were killed on Irish roads during the month of August.
