Police in Northern Ireland recorded 667 speed detections during an Easter road safety campaign from the morning of 3 April to midnight on 6 April. The provisional figures came as of 14 April.

Of the speed detections, 621 occurred via road safety camera vans deployed across the region. The rest resulted from direct police patrols.

Officers made 43 arrests for drink or drug driving offences in the same period. They also detected 42 cases of driving without insurance, 10 instances of mobile phone use while driving, and 6 cases of not wearing a seatbelt.

A man faced arrest in Dungannon on Granville Road in the early hours before 14 April after police saw his vehicle swerve at inconsistent speeds. A breath test showed he exceeded the legal alcohol limit by three times. Officers charged him with driving with excess alcohol.

Chief Inspector Celeste Simpson, head of road policing, stated that drivers who operate vehicles while intoxicated, without seatbelts, or using phones behind the wheel risk lives of themselves, passengers, and others.

Simpson noted that 22 people died on Northern Ireland roads since the start of 2026. She called on drivers to maintain focus, control speed, avoid drink or drug driving, refrain from distractions, and wear seatbelts.

The PSNI Fatal Five campaign targets speeding, drink or drug driving, distraction, seatbelt non-use, and careless or dangerous driving.