Drew Harris: drivers who ‘excessively’ break speed limits should face suspension

Drew Harris: drivers who ‘excessively’ break speed limits should face suspension

Drew Harris has issued a directive to Garda members to spend 30 minutes of each shift on roads policing 

Drivers who “excessively” break speed limits should face suspension rather than fixed fines, the Garda Commissioner has said.

Drew Harris was speaking about actions gardai have taken to tackle an increase in road fatalities, which have risen to 69 compared with 51 deaths in the same time last year.

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