Motorist caught speeding at 168km/h during National Slowdown Day

Motorists are being warned that driving above the legal speed limit or at a speed unsuitable for current road, weather or traffic conditions not only 'endangers the driver but also puts other road users at significant risk'. File picture: Dan Linehan

A motorist was caught speeding at 168km/h in a 100km/h zone in Co Wexford, as gardaí attempt to clamp down on speeding. 

Some 1038 vehicles have been found travelling above the speed limit on National Slowdown Day. Of these detections, 377 drivers were intercepted by gardaí.