Kilkenny motorist clocked at huge speed in major Garda bank holiday operation
Gardaí were busy in Kilkenny and across the country over the long weekend
A motorist in north Kilkenny was detected travelling at 98km/h in a 60km/h zone as Gardaí clamped down on speeding in a wide-spanning operation over the August bank holiday weekend.
The speeding driver was clocked on the N77 Loughmerans, Dunmore and was one of over 2,700 caught in the first four days of the Roads Policing Unit operation which began on Thursday and will continue until Tuesday.
The seriousness of the reasons behind the operation were underlined by two fatal traffic collisions on Sunday, bringing the total number of road deaths in the country this year to 110.
Throughout the weekend, Gardaí have conducted both Mandatory Intoxicant Testing and regular, high-visibility policing checkpoints with 121 people arrested for driving under the influence as of Monday morning.
In the first three days, nearly 310 drivers were detected holding a mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt.
Gardaí said that the road safety operation is focusing on the four lifesaver offences of speeding, driving under influence, using a mobile phone while driving and not wearing a seatbelt in an effort to ensure that all road users get home safe.