Gardaí clocked a car doing 208km per hour last night

The driver will now have to appear in Naas court in February.

A MAN WAS arrested after he was caught travelling at 208km per hour last night.

The car was spotted on the M7 near Kildare last night.

Gardaí reported on Twitter that the driver will have to appear in Naas court in February.

Car travelling at 208km/h on M7 near Kildare last night. Male arrested + charged to appear at Naas Ct in Feb. pic.twitter.com/fI1LkmyBSp
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) January 31, 2016

An Garda Síochána / Twitter

Meanwhile in Galway, a driver was arrested for drunk driving after failing to stop for gardaí when a red light was broken.

The motorist will also appear in court.

Galway:Gdi tried 2 stop motorist for broken light. Failed to stop- arrested for Drunk Driving. Driver 2 appear in Ct pic.twitter.com/QtK165jTNe
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) January 31, 2016

An Garda Síochána / Twitter

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