Teen drives at 210kph during 65km garda chase in Tipperary

A teenager has been arrested after hitting speeds of over 210km/hr while being chased by gardaí for 65km.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020 - 16:15

Conall Ó Fátharta

A teenager has been arrested after hitting speeds of over 210km/hr while being chased by gardaí for 65km.

The incident occurred on Wednesday night at around 9.30pm when gardaí from the Thurles Roads Policing Unit were operating a speed checkpoint on the M7 at Birdhill in Tipperary.

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Place: Tipperary Place: M7 Place: Birdhill Place: Laois Place: Borris In Ossory Place: Nenagh Garda Station Person: Gardaí Person: roads Person: Policing Inspector Person: Mark Allen Organisation: Thurles Roads Policing Unit Organisation: Nenagh District Court Organisation: Roads Policing Unit Organisation: Garda Organisation: Road Safety Authority Organisation: Gardaí

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