Police in Northern Ireland detected 667 speeding offences during an Easter road safety campaign from the morning of 3 April to midnight on 6 April. Provisional figures released as of 14 April showed 621 of those detections came from road safety camera vans at various locations. The remaining detections occurred during police patrols.

Officers arrested 43 drivers for drink or drug driving offences in the period. They also recorded 42 cases of driving without insurance, 10 instances of mobile phone use while driving, and 6 cases of failing to wear a seatbelt.

A man faced arrest in Dungannon on Granville Road in the early hours before 14 April. Police on patrol 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, said drivers who get behind the wheel intoxicated, without seatbelts, using phones, or driving dangerously risk the lives of themselves, passengers, and other road users.

Simpson noted 22 people died on Northern Ireland roads since the start of 2026. She urged drivers to stay focused, control speed, avoid drink or drug driving, eliminate distractions, and always wear seatbelts.

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