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05 Sept 2025

Driver arrested after gardaí clock car travelling insane speed on motorway

The driver was detected driving over 56km/h over the speed limit in Louth.

Driver arrested after gardaí clock car travelling insane speed on motorway

Driver arrested after gardaí clock car travelling insane speed on motorway

Gardaí say that they detected a driver travelling over 176km/h on the M1 in Drogheda recently.

Sharing a photo of the car in question on X, gardaí said that the Drogheda Roads Policing Unit clocked the car going 56km/h over the speed limit of 120km/h. 

The driver was pulled over by gardaí and arrested. He is due to appear before the courts at a later date.

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