Ireland Longford driver arrested after car stopped at 136km/h in 50km/h zone
Gardaí from the Longford Roads Policing Unit stopped a car in a 50 km/h zone in Longford over the bank holiday weekend, recording a speed of 136 km/h, as part of a nationwide Road Safety Enforcement Operation. The driver's name, age, sex and nationality are not given, and proof of insurance was not provided. The car was seized and the driver was arrested, as reported by the Longford Leader on 6 May 2024 and again on 8 May 2024. The articles report no charge, court appearance or sentence, so the latest development is the arrest and seizure reported on 8 May 2024.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested6 May
2 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí in the Longford Roads Policing Unit stopped a car travelling at 136 km/h.
- Sources describe the car as going almost 100 km/h over the limit, but the recorded speed of 136 km/h in a 50 km/h zone is 86 km/h over that limit.
- Where
- The car was stopped in a 50 km/h zone in County Longford.
- When
- The stop was made over the bank holiday weekend, and the Longford Leader reported it on 6 May 2024.
- Cause
- The stop was part of a nationwide Road Safety Enforcement Operation.
- Other details
- The driver did not provide proof of insurance to gardaí.
- The vehicle was seized.
- Gardaí urged all drivers to drive carefully and within speed limits.
- The Longford Leader repeated the account of the stop in a second article published on 8 May 2024.
- Investigation
- The driver was arrested.
- Charges
- The case lists speeding and driving without insurance as the offences involved, but the articles report no formal charge.
- In court
- The articles report no court appearance.
- Sentence
- The articles report no sentence.
9 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí in the Longford Road Policing Unit stopped a car going almost 100 km/h over the speed limit. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe car was travelling at 136 km/h. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe car was travelling at 136 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe driver did not provide proof of insurance. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe car was stopped in a 50 km/h zone. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe stop was made by the Longford Roads Policing Unit over the bank holiday weekend. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherProof of insurance was not provided to gardaí. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe vehicle was seized and the driver was arrested. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe stop was part of a nationwide Road Safety Enforcement Operation. (longfordleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 8 May2024Longford Gardaí seize car and arrest driver travelling at more than twice the speed limit
Reports a single stop in Longford: a car at 136 km/h in a 50 km/h zone, no proof of insurance, car seized and driver arrested. The article's opening line says the car was travelling almost 100 km/h above the limit, which does not match the 136 km/h in a 50 km/h zone given later. The stop is part of a nationwide operation, but the report is about this one driver.
suspect - 6 May2024Longford Gardaí stop driver almost a 100 km/h over the limit this Bank Holiday weekend
Reports a single roadside stop for speeding and no insurance, with the driver arrested and the car seized. The article gives no date for the stop beyond the bank holiday weekend.
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