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Case No. 15109Drug driving · Co. Donegal · 20 Dec 2024

Driver arrested in Letterkenny after speeding detection

A driver was arrested in Letterkenny, County Donegal, on Friday 20 December 2024 after Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit officers detected a vehicle travelling at 138km/h on a road with a 100km/h limit. The driver, whose name, age, sex and nationality are not given in the sources, tested positive for cannabis at a roadside test and was arrested by Gardaí on suspicion of drug driving. Donegal Live reported the arrest on 21 December 2024, along with a van seizure and 12 other speeding detections made by Letterkenny Gardaí earlier that day. No charge, court appearance or sentence is reported in the sources.

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  2. Arrested21 Dec
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • The road where the vehicle was detected had a 100km/h speed limit.
  • A vehicle was detected travelling at 138km/h.
Where
The arrest took place in Letterkenny, County Donegal.
When
  • The incident took place on Friday 20 December 2024.
  • Donegal Live reported the arrest on 21 December 2024.
Investigation
  • Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit officers detected the vehicle.
  • The driver tested positive for cannabis at the roadside test.
  • Gardaí arrested the driver after the roadside test.
Cause
The offence recorded is drug driving.
Charges
No charge is reported in the sources.
Other details
  • Letterkenny Gardaí made 12 other speeding detections earlier that Friday, including drivers at 132km/h, 130km/h and 123km/h.
  • Gardaí seized a van because it had no tax or insurance.
  • The sources do not give the driver's name, age, sex or nationality.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe road was subject to a 100km/h speed limit. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe arrest took place in Letterkenny. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationLetterkenny Roads Policing Unit officers detected a vehicle travelling at 138km/h. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationThe driver tested positive for cannabis at the roadside test. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherGardaí made 12 detections of drivers exceeding the 100km/h limit earlier that Friday. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherA van was seized by Gardaí because it had no tax or insurance. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 21 Dec2024
    Arresteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Drug-driver arrested in Letterkenny after speeding detection

    Reports the arrest of a drug-driver detected at 138km/h in a 100km/h zone, a van seizure, and 12 other speeding detections by Letterkenny Gardaí earlier on the same day.

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