Driver arrested after caught speeding at 187 km per hour in 120 zone on wet road

Meanwhile, a driver in Newbridge was found travelling at almost twice the speed limit.

A DRIVER WAS arrested on the M11 in Wicklow after being caught speeding at 187 kilometres per hour in a 120 km zone.

Gardaí also reported that conditions were dangerous as it was raining and the roads were wet at the time.

The motorist will appear in court at a later date.

Caught up in a 187! Wicklow traffic stop car on M11 doing 187km in 120km zone on wet road & raining. Driver arrested court to follow. pic.twitter.com/88xFAv6e3X
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) February 17, 2017

An Garda Síochána / Twitter

Meanwhile, a driver in Newbridge was found travelling at almost twice the speed limit.

The motorist was driving at 153 kilometres per hour in an 80 km zone.

Naas Traffic: Car detected driving at 153km in 80km zone
in Newbridge. Court Appearance to follow. pic.twitter.com/qFuYBXS1uy
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) February 16, 2017

An Garda Síochána / Twitter

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