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05 Sept 2025

Boy, 16, caught travelling at high speed - while accompanied by his mother!

Gardai highlight incident in Co. Cavan on social media

Boy, 16,  caught travelling at high speed - while accompanied by his mother!

Highlighting the incident on social media, gardai say the incident occurred on one of the country's busiest roads

A sixteen-year-old boy was stopped by gardai after he was detected travelling at high speed in a powerful SUV - while accompanied by his mother.

Highlighting the incident on social media, gardai say the incident occurred on one of the country's busiest roads.

"Gardaí were out checking speed along the N3 in Co. Cavan when they prompted the driver of this jeep to pull in after detecting it travelling 141km/h in a 100km/h zone," said a spokesperson.

"He was 16 years of age and his mother was a front seat passenger," they added in the post which includes a photo of the vehicle which was stopped - an Audi S5 SUV.

In an update, posted this Monday evening, gardai confirmed the SUV was seized and that the adult passenger will "receive a court date in the post".

The teenaged driver has been referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme.

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