LATEST: Van driver arrested on the spot for high speed on Kildare motorway

A van driver was clocked at 172km per hour on a wet M4.

Naas Roads Policing unit were operating a speed check at the time. 

Officers described the surface of the motorway at the time as "wet and greasy."

The driver was stopped and they were arrested for Dangerous Driving, due to the excessive nature of the speed detected. 

Court proceedings will follow in coming weeks.