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ALMOST 3,000 DRIVERS were detected speeding on Irish roads over the Bank Holiday weekend, according to new garda figures.
Gardaí conducted a road safety operation between 7am on Thursday 28 July and 7am on Wednesday 3 August.
Over the course of the weekend, 815 drivers were intercepted for speeding offences, while a further 2,122 drivers were also caught speeding.
Gardaí also carried out 810 mandatory intoxicant testing checkpoints, resulting in 173 arrests being made for alleged instances of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
110 drivers were arrested for alleged drink driving and 63 drivers were arrested for alleged drug driving.
One person died in a fatal collision and there were 15 serious injury collisions, bringing the number of fatalities on Irish roads so far this year to 96.
Additionally, 180 fixed charge offences were issued for the use of mobile phones and 47 relating to seatbelts.
Speaking today, Assistant Commissioner Paula Hilman, of Roads Policing and Community Engagement, said there has been “an alarming increase in road fatalities” this year.
“I would like to thank all those road users who endeavoured to improve safety of our roads this August Bank Holiday weekend, unfortunately there are people who continue to disregard the safety messages. There were lifesaver detections over the Bank Holiday weekend,” she said.
“An Garda Síochána remains committed to ensuring compliance with road traffic legislation to improve safety on our roads for all road users.”
She added that gardaí want people to drive safely and responsibly for the remainder of the summer period and asked everyone to support An Garda Síochána’s ‘Slow Down’ campaign.
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I’m remember when Ciara went missing, so sad her mother passed without finding justice for Ciara or being able to bury her.
@LittleBee: So sad for her Mother and now family no closer thanks to the man never closed the case
Fair play to this Detective..well dine
It’s so sad her mother passed away without finding some sort of peace for want of a better word I would like to believe that heaven is real and they are together again
Surely as an investigator the most important thing is to find the culprit and get him charged . Not “ do you best “. I’m sure he did try his best but he neither found the body nor the culprit. I wouldn’t be highlighting that in a book.
@DB: Would you be happier if he had fitted him up?
@Joe Bloggs: that’s ridiculous of course not. His job is to find and prosecute.legally,By the fact he didn’t prosecute he didn’t find.You cannot blame people without evidence.That’s the whole point . No body returned no culprit prosecuted ,They are the facts . I’m not saying whether he did a good or bad job but end result still the same .
@DB: You obviously feel that he didn’t do a good job, otherwise you wouldn’t have made comment on it.
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