Driver arrested after speeding at 111km/h on Dundalk road with child in car
Driver was driving at twice the speed limit on Dundalk’s Inner Relief Road
A motorist has been arrested after allegedly driving at almost twice the speed limit on Dundalk’s Inner Relief Road while a young child was in the vehicle.
According to An Garda Síochána, Gardaí from the Dundalk Roads Policing Unit detected the driver travelling at 111km/h in a 60km/h zone during a recent speed enforcement operation.
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Gardaí said the situation was made even more serious when officers discovered the driver’s six-year-old child was seated in the back of the car.
The driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and is due to appear before Dundalk District Court at a later date.
In a social media post, Gardaí reiterated their road safety message, warning motorists: “Speed kills. Don’t gamble with people’s lives.”