Ireland Case No. 13921Speeding and drink driving · Co. Kildare
Unaccompanied learner driver arrested after speeding at 164km/h in Kildare
A driver was arrested during a routine speed check in Kildare after being stopped for speeding and found travelling at 164km/h in a 120km/h area. The driver was an unaccompanied learner driver with twice the legal alcohol limit, and the sex, age and nationality are not given. Kildare Now reported the arrest on 22 April 2025, after the Easter bank holiday weekend, but the incident date is not stated. The case is going to court, and no charge or court date is reported.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested22 Apr
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The driver was an unaccompanied learner driver.
- The driver was found to have twice the legal alcohol limit.
- The driver was found travelling at 164km/h in a 120km/h area, 44km/h over the limit.
- Where
- The arrest happened during a speed check in Kildare.
- When
- The incident date is not given; the report was published on 22 April 2025, after the Easter bank holiday weekend.
- Cause
- The driver was initially stopped for speeding.
- Investigation
- The driver was arrested during the speed check.
- In court
- The case is going to court, and no court date is reported.
- Charges
- No charge is reported in the sources.
- Other details
- The Easter weekend totals of checkpoints, tests and 149 arrests relate to the wider Garda operation, not this case.
- The case was reported through a statement from an An Garda Síochána spokesperson in Kildare.
4 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe driver was found to be an unaccompanied learner driver who was twice the legal alcohol limit. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe arrest happened during a speed check in Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
- causeThe driver was initially stopped for speeding. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe driver was arrested and the case is going to court. (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 22 Apr2025'Court to follow': Unaccompanied learner driver arrested during speed checks in Kildare
Reports the speed, the alcohol reading and the arrest for one driver. The Easter weekend enforcement totals (checkpoints, tests and 149 arrests) relate to the wider operation, not this case. The article gives no date for this incident.
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