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William Dunne

Gardai arrest motorist travelling at 225km/h on M1 at Ardee, Co Louth

A motorist has been arrested for dangerous driving after they smashed the speed limit by over 100km/h.

Gardai clocked the driver travelling at 225km/h - 140m/h - on the M1.

The speeder was caught while heading southbound at Drumleck near Ardee, Co Louth.

Gardai nabbed the driver while performing a speed checkpoint on the motorway.

A garda tweet said: "Ardee Gardaí performed a speed checkpoint southbound on the M1 Motorway at Drumleck detected a car travelling at 225kmn in a 120km zone. Driver arrested and charged with dangerous driving."

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