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Case No. 16390Dangerous driving · Co. Louth

Driver charged with dangerous driving on M1 near Dundalk, Louth

In the early hours of 31 July 2024, a car was clocked travelling at 196km/h in a 120km/h zone on the M1 near Dundalk, County Louth. Gardaí from Dundalk Roads Policing detected the vehicle. The driver was arrested and charged with dangerous driving. The driver is due to appear in court.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged1 Aug
    2 reports
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A car was clocked travelling at 196km/h in a 120km/h zone.
Where
The detection took place on the M1 near Dundalk, County Louth.
When
The detection took place in the early hours of 31 July 2024.
Investigation
Gardaí from Dundalk Roads Policing clocked the vehicle.
Charges
The driver was arrested and charged with dangerous driving.
In court
The driver is due to appear in court.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe car was travelling at 196km/h in a 120km/h zone. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatGardaí from Dundalk Roads Policing detected a car travelling at 196km/h. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whereThe car was clocked on the M1 near Dundalk. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whereThe car was detected on the M1 near Dundalk. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whereThe speed limit on the stretch was 120km/h. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whenThe detection took place in the early hours of the day before the article was published. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whenThe detection happened in the early hours of the day before the article's report. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationDundalk Roads Policing gardaí clocked the car. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • chargeThe driver was arrested and charged with dangerous driving. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • courtThe driver faces a day in court. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • courtThe driver is due to appear in court. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 2 Aug2024
    Chargeddundalkdemocrat.ie, follow-up
    Dundalk gardai stop car travelling at almost 200kph

    The article gives the detection as the early hours of 'yesterday morning' without a calendar date. Its publication date is 2 August 2024 in the metadata but 4 August 2024 in the text, so the incident date is left empty. No existing case matches this Louth M1 detection.

    suspect
  2. 1 Aug2024
    Chargeddundalkdemocrat.ie, first report
    Dundalk gardai stop car travelling at almost 200kph on motorway

    Reports the speed detection, the arrest and the dangerous driving charge; the driver's details are not given.

    suspect