Overview
- Gardaí said Monday the Easter road-policing drive has detected more than 3,000 speeding drivers so far.
- As of 7am, officers had arrested 138 people on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- Checks also found over 310 drivers using a phone or not wearing a seatbelt during the same period.
- Reported speeds included 138 km/h in a 50 km/h zone in Cahir and 117 km/h in an 80 km/h zone in Lucan.
- Gardaí said one fatal crash in Letterkenny occurred during the period, bringing this year’s road deaths to 43, and the operation runs from 7am on 2 April to 7am on 7 April with visible checkpoints and mandatory roadside intoxicant tests.