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Case No. 14605Criminal damage · Co. Mayo · 31 Dec 2024

Teenager questioned over damage to speed camera on N17

A fixed speed camera on the N17 in County Mayo was damaged on 31 December 2024, eleven days after it entered use on 20 December 2024. Investigators believe a tractor was used to knock out the system. Gardaí have questioned a teenage boy over the damage, as reported by thejournal.ie on 12 February 2025, and the camera has been repaired and is operational again. The case is at the questioning stage, with no arrest or charge reported and the investigation continuing into whether the boy acted alone.

  1. Reported12 Feb
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Gardaí questioned a teenage boy over damage to a new fixed speed camera.
Where
The speed camera was on the N17, a national primary road in County Mayo.
When
  • The damage occurred on 31 December 2024.
  • The camera had entered use on 20 December 2024, one of three new units, eleven days before the damage.
  • Reports of the teenager being questioned were published on 12 February 2025.
Cause
Investigators believe a tractor was used to knock out the system.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are investigating whether the boy acted alone.
  • Gardaí said the damage has been repaired and the camera is operational again.
Other details
  • The Mayo camera was the most successful of the three new units, with 967 speed fines.
  • The suspect is described as a teenage boy in the article text and as a man in the case header.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí have questioned a teenage boy for damaging a new fixed speed camera. (thejournal.ie)
  • whereThe camera was on the N17, a national primary road. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on 31 December 2024. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe youth was questioned by gardaí more recently. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe camera was one of three that entered use on 20 December 2024, eleven days before the attack. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating whether the boy acted alone. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said the damage was repaired and the device is operational again. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherInvestigators believe the boy used a tractor to knock out the system. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe Mayo camera system was the most successful of the three new units, with 967 speed fines. (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Feb2025
    Reportedthejournal.ie, first report
    Gardaí question teenager over damage to speed camera that fined almost 1,000 drivers in a month

    Reports that gardaí questioned a teenage boy over the damage, which occurred on 31 December 2024. Investigators believe a tractor was used. The camera was repaired and is operational again.

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