Two dead, six injured over bank holiday weekend as gardaí target dangerous driving
Two people lost their lives and six others were left with life-threatening injuries over the May bank holiday weekend, as gardaí carried out a major roads policing operation nationwide.
The extensive operation, which ran from 7am on Thursday, May 1 until 7am on Tuesday, May 6, aimed to improve road safety during one of the busiest weekends of the year.
During the enforcement blitz, gardaí carried out more than 1,000 Mandatory Intoxicant Testing (MIT) checkpoints, resulting in over 13,000 breath tests and around 280 oral fluid tests.
A total of 187 people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Speeding was also widespread, with more than 3,000 drivers clocked above the legal limit. Among the most extreme cases:
A motorcyclist doing 122km/h in a 60km/h zone in Donadea, Co Kildare
129km/h in a 60km/h zone on the Navan Road, Dublin 15
151km/h in a 100km/h zone in Drumfin, Co Sligo
181km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N25 at Ballynamone, Co Kilkenny
Gardaí issued hundreds of Fixed Charge Notices for additional road safety offences, including over 270 for using mobile phones while driving, more than 340 for unaccompanied learner drivers, and 115 for not wearing seatbelts.
In total, 147 vehicles were seized from learner drivers who were driving unaccompanied, while 444 vehicles were taken off the road for having no tax or insurance.
Gardaí are urging all road users to make safer choices behind the wheel, and to "never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs, to slow down and to always choose a speed that is appropriate to the driving conditions, to wear your seatbelt and keep your eyes always on the road."
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