Motorist clocked at 159km/h in Tipp

Throughout the October Bank Holiday Weekend an extensive Garda Roads Policing Operation was in place between 7am on Thursday, October 24, and 7am on Tuesday, October 29.

There were three fatalities on our roads during this period and 15 serious collisions took place that resulted in a number of people receiving serious and life-threatening injuries.

Over this Bank Holiday period, An Garda Síochána carried out over 880 Mandatory Intoxicant Testing (MIT) checkpoints which led to over 218 arrests for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

60 of those were detected between 7am on Monday, October 28, and 7am on Tuesday, October 29.

Throughout the weekend, over 2,150 drivers were detected for speeding offences.

Notable top speeds detected include:

• 167km/h in an 80km/h zone on the R162, Leggagh, Castletown, Co. Meath

• 159km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N24 at Carrick-On-Suir, Co Tipperary

• 146km/h in an 80km/h zone on the R339, Glenrevagh, Oranmore, Co. Galway

512 vehicles were seized by Gardaí for a range of offences under the Road Traffic Act, 1961.

More than 40 drivers were arrested for dangerous driving.