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Almost Half Of Midlands Speeding Cases Struck Out

Tuesday, 24 September 2019 09:33

By Ellen Butler

It's due to summonses not being served to drivers.

Almost half of speeding cases before midlands courts are struck out.

There's a similar trend nationally - due to summonses not being served to drivers who failed to pay a fixed charge penalty notice.

3,037 of speeding offences in the midlands were due to appear before the courts between 2017 and May of this year.

But 42 per cent of those were struck out.

That's due to summonses not being served to drivers who failed to pay a fixed charge penalty notice.

According to the Irish Independent - which has published the figures today - Justice Minister and Laois TD Charlie Flanagan says a variety issues are to blame, including offenders evading being served the notice by Gardaí. 

The highest rate of non-service of summonses in the midlands is found in Laois - at 49 per cent.

That's followed by Offaly, at 43 per cent.

Meanwhile, Westmeath is one county where you're much more likely to be served summons

It's ranked second lowest - after Wexford - with 35 per cent of the total being struck out.   

Monaghan took the top spot nationally, with 61 per cent of all speeding offences struck out.

 

Road traffic crime isn't treated seriously enough, according to a leading campaigner.

Leo Lieghio, from the Mullingar-base Irish Road Victims Association, says people are taking chances because the law is not being enforced:

 

 

He says there's no excuse for summonses not to be served:


 

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