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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 30279Speeding · Co. Longford

Driver arrested over speeding at 205kph on N5 in Longford

Longford Roads Policing Unit gardaí detected a car travelling at 205kph in a 100kph zone on the N5 during speed checks on a Sunday night in August 2021. The driver, whose sex, age and nationality are not given, was arrested. A report published on 24 August 2021 said court proceedings would follow, and that remains the latest development.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested24 Aug
    2 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The offence is speeding, with a car detected travelling at 205kph in a 100kph zone.
  • The speed was twice the legal limit.
Where
The detection took place on the N5 in the Longford area.
When
The incident occurred on a Sunday night in August 2021; one source gives 27 August 2021, but an article published 24 August 2021 already reported it.
Investigation
  • The Longford Roads Policing Unit conducted speed checks on the N5 and detected the car.
  • An Garda Síochána highlighted the detection via its @GardaTraffic Twitter account.
  • The driver was arrested.
In court
Court proceedings will follow against the driver.
Other details
  • The driver is not named in the reports.
  • The incident occurred 48 hours after An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority issued an urgent appeal to road users to take greater care.
  • Leitrim Observer reported the arrest on 24 August 2021 and Leinster Express reported it on 27 August 2021.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver was detected travelling at 205kph in a 100kph zone (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whatThe speed was twice the legal limit (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whatThe driver was arrested (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whatA driver was detected travelling at 205kph in a 100kph zone on the N5. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereSpeed checks were conducted on the N5 (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whereThe speed check took place on the N5 in the Longford area. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on Sunday night, 27 August 2021. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe Longford Roads Policing Unit conducted the speed checks (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested and court proceedings will follow. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • courtCourt proceedings will follow (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • otherThe incident occurred 48 hours after An Garda Síochána and the RSA issued an urgent appeal to road users (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • otherThe incident occurred 48 hours after An Garda Síochána and the RSA issued an urgent appeal to road users to take greater care. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 27 Aug2021
    Arrestedleinsterexpress.ie, its first report
    Gardaí arrest speeding driver travelling at twice the legal limit

    Reports the arrest of a driver caught at 205kph in a 100kph zone on the N5 by the Longford Roads Policing Unit on Sunday night 27 August 2021, with court proceedings to follow.

    suspect
  2. 24 Aug2021
    Arrestedleitrimobserver.ie, first report
    Longford gardaí arrest speeding driver travelling at 205kph in 100kph zone

    Adds context that the incident occurred just 48 hours after An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority issued an urgent appeal to all road users to take greater care on the roads.

    suspect