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Case No. 19242Speeding; driving as an unaccompanied learner · Co. Kildare · 5 Nov 2023

Car seized after speeding at 151km/h on M9 near Naas

On Sunday night, 5 November 2023, gardaí stopped a BMW on the M9 motorway south of Naas, County Kildare, after Naas RPU found it speeding at 151kph in a 120kph area in foggy weather. The driver, whose age, sex and nationality are not reported, was an unaccompanied learner with no L-plates. The car was seized and the driver was fined, and no court proceedings are reported. The latest development is the seizure and fine, as reported in an article published on 7 November 2023.

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Key facts

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What happened
  • A BMW driver was stopped on the M9 motorway for speeding.
  • The driver was an unaccompanied learner with no L-plates.
Where
The stop was made on the M9 motorway south of Naas, County Kildare.
When
The stop took place on Sunday night, 5 November 2023.
Cause
The BMW was recorded at 151kph in a 120kph area in foggy weather.
Investigation
Naas RPU were carrying out speed checks on the M9 when they found the car.
Other details
  • Gardaí discovered the learner-driver offence during the stop.
  • The car was seized.
  • No victim is named in the facts or articles.
  • The report was published by Kildare Now on 7 November 2023.
Sentence
The driver was fined; the amount is not reported.
In court
No court proceedings are reported.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver was an unaccompanied learner with no L-Plates. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereGardaí in Kildare made the stop on the M9 motorway south of Naas. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe stop took place on a Sunday night. (kildarenow.com)
  • causeThe BMW was found speeding at 151kph in a 120kph area in foggy weather. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationNaas RPU were carrying out speed checks on the M9. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe driver was fined. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe car was seized. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 7 Nov2023
    Otherkildarenow.com, first report
    Kildare gardaí seize car caught at 151km/h on motorway after discovery during stop

    Reports a single roadside stop on the M9 and the speed, learner-driver and seizure details. The article gives no date, so the date is inferred from 'Sunday night' and the 7 November publication date.

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