Gardaí clock driver at 207 km/h on the motorway in Kildare

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The motorist was arrested and charged.

A driver has been arrested and charged after being clocked traveling at 207km/h on the M9 motorway in Kildare.

Gardaí released details of the incident via social media, in which the motorist was caught at a whopping 87km/k over the speed limit.

Athy Roads Policing Unit detected this driver travelling on the M9 motorway at 207 KPH. Driver arrested and charged. #SlowDownSaveLives #SafeRoadsForAll pic.twitter.com/3oQvSTnnQu

— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) December 22, 2020

Gardaí tweeted: ''Athy Roads Policing Unit detected this driver travelling on the M9 motorway at 207 KPH. Driver arrested and charged''.

The incident comes just over a week after National Slow Down Day on December 11th, a day in which An Garda Síochána remind drivers of the dangers of speeding.

From 1st January – 31st October 2020 there have been 151,055 speeding detections (+26% on same period in 2019).

All speed enforcement zone locations are available on the Garda website. The penalty for speeding is 3 penalty points and an €80 euro fine if paid within 28 days.