A driver has been issued with a Fixed Charge Notice for doing 110km/h in an 80km/h zone in St Johnston.
The incident occurred on Friday on the R265 of the Cuttymanhill area in the East of the county.
A Gardaí spokesperson for the whole country said: “Yesterday, our Road Safety Partners GoSafe monitored over 121,000 vehicles across the road network. 585 Drivers were detected for speeding and will be issued with Fixed Charge Notices.
The highest speeds detected, per speed limit zone, were:
93 Km/h in 50 Km/h Arden Road, Tullamore Offaly
84 Km/h in 60 Km/h Finglas Road, Dublin 11, Dublin
110 Km/h in 80 Km/h R265 Cuttymanhill, St Johnston, Donegal
170 Km/h in 100 Km/h M50, Tymon North, Dublin 24
135 Km/h in 120 Km/h M7 Meelick Portlaoise
135 Km/h in 120 Km/h M6 Kilcurley Moate Offaly
Dr Aine Keating from Letterkenny University Hospital has also pleaded with the public to wear a seatbelt, mind the speed limit, don’t use your phone while driving, and never drink and drive, stating ‘prevention is better than cure’.
