An uninsured and previously disqualified driver stopped by police after travelling at 112 miles per hour on a motorway was more than double the legal alcohol limit.
The male motorist was stopped after PSNI officers detected the speed - 42mph above the national speed limit - as he travelled on the M1 motorway on Tuesday.
In a post to the PSNI’s NI Road Policing and Safety page on Facebook, a spokesperson said: “When speaking to the driver we noticed a smell of alcohol from his breath. A roadside breath test was conducted which found the driver to be more than double the permitted limit.
The driver of this Mercedes was detected at 112 mph on the M1 earlier today by Road Policing officers from Mahon Road...
Posted by NI Road Policing and Safety on Tuesday 28 January 2025
“To make things worse, the driver was also disqualified from driving and was uninsured.”
The spokesperson added: “He has now been arrested for these offences as well dangerous driving and remains in custody.”
According to data released by the PSNI last September, driving without insurance was the most common motoring offence in the north in the 12 months up to June 30th 2024, with 6,888 offences detected.
Speeding was the second most-common offence, with 5,189 incidents recorded.
The highest speed detected in that same period was 149mph on the M2 motorway outside Belfast.
