ALERT: Motorists caught speeding in Waterford during first few hours of Slow Down Day

A motorist in Waterford was among those caught speeding during the first few hours of National Slow Down Day, gardai have revealed.

A number of notable detections have been highlighted as part of the 24-hour road safety initiative which began at 7am this Thursday.

There is a large garda presence on roads in Waterford and across the country and additional GoSafe vans have also been deployed.

In an update, a garda spokesperson said provisional figures suggest a total of 68 vehicles were caught speeding, across the country, during the first five hours of ‘National Slow Down Day’. During that time, GoSafe checked the speeds of 37,777 vehicles.

The number of confirmed detections is expected to rise once the garda detections have been collated.

One detection in Waterford, which has been highlighted, relates to a vehicle which was caught travelling at 69km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R708 at Ballytruckle Green in Waterford.

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Other detections made over the five hours include a vehicle travelling at 113km/h in a 80km/h zone on the R245 at Cashelshanaghan, Letterkenny, County Donegal; a vehicle travelling at 124km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N22 at Gortatlea Tralee, County Kerry; a vehicle travelling at 70km/h in a 60km/h zone on the N25 at Grahormack, Tagoat, County Wexford and a vehicle travelling at 128km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N4 at Culleen Beg, Mullingar, County Westmeath