
Gardaí in Letterkenny are warning motorists that they are actively policing the roads this bank holiday weekend and have already made a number of detections for traffic related offences.
On Friday, one driver was found to be driving without a licence or insurance, resulting in the vehicle being seized and court proceedings to follow. A similar incident occurred yesterday morning, where a driver was found without a licence or insurance and also did not have a valid NCT or motor tax.
A number of speeding detections were also made over the weekend, including one motorist who was recorded travelling at 146 kilometres per hour in a 100 kilometre per hour zone. Fixed charge penalties were issued.
Meanwhile, yesterday morning a motorist was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after testing positive for cannabis.