Police said it was a ‘frightening ordeal’ for the occupant of the van which was targeted in Coagh on Monday.

One driver was detected doing 102km/h in a 50km/h zone on the R183, Dernaglug, Doohamlet, Monaghan.

The operation, which began on Thursday, has seen 56 people arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

The High Court said on Thursday that the judge's approach was wrong in law as his role was not to express a view on the correctness of the speed limit, but to apply the law as it stands.

Gardaí conducted a road policing operation over the May bank holiday weekend, commencing on Thursday and concluding on Tuesday morning.

In the same four-day period, over of 240 drivers were detected for holding a mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt.

It comes as part of a Garda Roads Policing operation for the May bank holiday weekend, which runs until Tuesday.

Close to 110 drivers were also detected holding a mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt.

Over 580 drivers were detected for speeding offences during the first 24 hours of the May bank holiday roads policing operation.

Over 175 drivers were detected for intoxicated driving, and over 4,000 drivers were detected for speeding during An Garda Síochána's road safety operation.

Some of the highest speeds on Sunday included 138 km/h in a 50km/hr zone on Cashel Road, Cahir, Tipperary.

During the first 72 hours of the Easter road safety operation, in excess of 2,100 drivers were detected for speeding offences.

The road safety operation kicked off at 7am on Thursday and will run until 7am on Tuesday.

This happened on the N11, Newcastle, as part of the Garda Roads Policing Operation is taking place throughout the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend.

The incident happened on August 26 last year, four days before the 21-year-old winger signed for Chelsea in a reported £40 million deal.

Superintendent Liam Geraghty told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that while they were awaiting the final figures, already it was clear that there had been in excess of 200 arrests over the last seven days for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

The number of people arrested for drink or drug driving over the weekend has risen to 188, gardaí said.

Over 1,450 drivers have been caught speeding in the first 48 hours of the operation

Nearly 400 drivers were detected for driving while using a mobile phone.

It happened between Mitchelstown and Fermoy last year, where he was driving at speeds "in excess of 190km/h and very close to 200km/h."

Judge Paul Kelly said it was an "absolute miracle" that no one was killed or seriously harmed during the chase

This follows a sharp rise in road deaths, with 190 people killed last year - the highest figure in over a decade.

Over 4,600 drivers were detected for speeding offences by An Garda Síochána, with one driving 207km/hr in a 100km/hr zone.

Of the 1,038 drivers who were detected speeding, 377 were intercepted by gardaí.

Since the Garda operation for the Christmas period began at the start of the month, 5,393 drivers have been detected for speeding offences.

Over 3,265 drivers were caught speeding last week

The court heard that Liam Galvin sent Supt Eamon O’Neill an image of a fixed charge penalty notice relating to him being detected allegedly speeding at 142km/h in a 120km/h zone in 2017.

118 people were arrested during this period for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

The national school pupil created a video with her dad Oliver, showing her cycling on her pink and teal bike while cars whizz by.

Other high speeds include a motorist driving 123km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N60 at Facefield, Co. Mayo.

This wass part of an operation that started on Thursday at 7am and lasted until 7am Tuesday.

Over the weekend, there were two fatalities on our roads, while six serious collisions resulted in six individuals sustaining severe and life-threatening injuries.

The new RSA drug-driving campaign aims to correct public misconceptions and raise awareness, especially among young people, about the reality and risks of drug-driving.

The letters come against the backdrop of another depressing week on Irish roads with multiple fatalities reported by gardaí over the past seven days

Over 4,500 breath tests and 213 oral fluid tests were performed, which led to 149 arrests for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

In 123 cases where the fines were paid, gardaí said they will issue refunds.

According to gardaí, speeding remains one of the leading causes of road traffic collisions.

So far, 106 vehicles have been detected travelling in excess of the speed limit on National Slowdown Day.

163 people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

This happened on the N4, Culleen Beg, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

One driver in Co Donegal was detected doing 156km/hr in a 100km/hr zone on the N15 Drumrat

The motorists appeared at a sitting of Letterkenny District Court

Approximately 13,573 drivers were detected for speeding offences by An Garda Siochana and mobile speed camera vans over Christmas.