Motorists caught travelling at 228km/h on weekend that saw two fatalities and 11 major crashes 

Gardaí carried out 4,780 roadside drug and alcohol tests resulting in 161 people being arrested for driving under the influence. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

A motorist was clocked travelling at 228km/h on the M1 over the February bank holiday, on a weekend that saw two fatalities and 11 major crashes, leaving 12 people with serious and life-threatening injuries.

Throughout the weekend, about 3,000 drivers were detected for speeding offences, the most severe of which involved the motorist travelling at almost double the 120km/h limit on the M1 near Balgatheran in Drogheda, Co Louth.