Gardaí caught a driver going 148kph on a foggy 100kph stretch of road this morning

Gardaí in Naas also caught a motorist driving at 185kph.

THIS MORNING, GARDAÍ in Cavan caught a motorist speeding at 148kph in a 100kph stretch of the N3 motorway.

Three fixed charge penalty notices were served in the area in all this morning, with the 148kph driver the highest speed recorded out of the three.

Gardaí noted that conditions this morning were foggy, meaning reduced visibility on the roads and urged all drivers to “respect speed limits”.

Cavan Traffic:Sunday morning speeding on N3 3 fcpn for excess speed in 100kph zone. Highest recorded148kph in the fog. Respect speed limits pic.twitter.com/avCyOGGexY
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) February 19, 2017

An Garda Síochána / Twitter

In a separate incident this morning, gardaí in Naas arrested someone for dangerous driving, who was clocked in at 185kph.

The driver’s car was impounded for no tax or insurance and the person was subsequently disqualified for ten years.

Naas Traffic arrest driver dangerous driving/charged @ Naas D/C Off to Cloverhill Prison. Driver disq 10 years-car impounded for no Ins/Tax pic.twitter.com/VqI68D2lDC
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) February 19, 2017

An Garda Síochána / Twitter

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

Read: Cars seized and court ordered for drivers found speeding, texting and with no seat belts on children

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