Driver caught at 188km/h on M50 as thousands of fines issued over Bank Holiday weekend

Throughout the operation, gardaí carried out more than 830 Mandatory Intoxicant Testing (MIT) checkpoints. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

A motorist was caught speeding at 188km/h in a 100km/h zone on the M50 at Templeogue in Dublin over the Bank Holiday weekend, as part of a nationwide garda road safety operation.

The excessive speed was among nearly 3,000 speeding offences recorded between 7am on Thursday, May 29, and 7am on Tuesday, June 3, during an extensive roads policing operation targeting dangerous driving behaviour.