Christmas arrest made after driver races up motorway in a car with three major faults
The driver of a black Audi was arrested one day after Christmas after speeding over 200km/h in a car with three major safety hazards
Gardai have arrested a driver just one day after Christmas who was speeding over 200km/h on a busy motorway in a black Audi with three major faults.
The vehicle had a bald tyre, illegally tinted windows and it also had no silencer on the exhaust system.
An Garda Siochana in Wexford detected the driver speeding at 163km/h on the M11 at Gorey on St Stephens Day, December 26.
Gardai said that the driver underwent a roadside oral fluid drug test, which returned a negative result and he was arrested at the scene for the offence of dangerous driving.
During an examination of the vehicle, Gardaí identified multiple serious defects, including:
• A bald tyre
• Illegally tinted windows
• No silencer on the exhaust system
The vehicle was seized under Road Traffic legislation as it had been used in a dangerous manner.
The driver now faces multiple charges before the District Court.
Gardai have appealed for the owner of the vehicle to apply to the court for its return; otherwise, the vehicle may be disposed of.