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Case No. 5642Dangerous driving · Co. Mayo · 17 Jun 2024

Car seized after driver detected at 171km/h on N17 in Mayo

On the night of 17 June 2024, Mayo Roads Policing Unit detected a car being driven at 171km/h in a 100km/h zone during a checkpoint on the N17 in County Mayo. The vehicle also had a dangerously worn tyre, and the driver was an unaccompanied learner permit holder. Gardaí seized the car, and a Garda social media post about the incident was reported in an article published on 18 June 2024. The driver's age, sex and nationality are not given, and no arrest or charge is reported in the articles.

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Key facts

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When
The incident took place on 17 June 2024, late at night during a checkpoint.
Where
The offence was detected at a Mayo Roads Policing Unit checkpoint on the N17 in County Mayo.
What happened
  • The car was detected being driven at 171km/h in a 100km/h zone, though the article's narrative gives the speed as about 170km/h.
  • The car had a dangerously worn tyre.
Other details
  • The driver was an unaccompanied learner permit holder.
  • Gardaí seized the car.
Investigation
A Garda Síochána social media post described the three offences in a story in three parts, and was reported in an article published on 18 June 2024.
Charges
No arrest or charge is reported in the articles.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe car was detected being driven at 171km/h in a 100km/h zone. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatThe car had a dangerously worn tyre. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whereThe offence was detected at a Mayo Roads Policing Unit checkpoint on the N17. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whenThe checkpoint took place late on the night before the article was published. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • otherThe driver was an unaccompanied learner permit holder. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • otherThe car was seized. (galwaybeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Jun2024
    Othergalwaybeo.ie, first report
    Gardaí dumbfounded by triple danger as driver's car seized on motorway

    Garda social media post reported in the article. No arrest or charge is mentioned. The unrelated car fire on the N67 in Galway is not included.

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