Driver banned for 128 mph in 50 mph limit

Reported recently in the Leicester Mercury:

A BMW driver has been caught speeding at 128mph through a 50mph roadworks area on the M1.

Amir Nazari was travelling at more than one mile every 30 seconds in his BMW X5 and was putting “lives at risk”, police said. The 39-year-old was caught travelling at the staggering speed on the northbound carriageway between junctions 28a to 35a – from Derbyshire up to Sheffield. He was fined a total of £649 for the “shocking” act, and disqualified from driving for 12 months at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court.

Commenting during sentencing, Len Miller, the chairman of the magistrates’ bench, said:

Despite the serious concerns my colleagues and I have, and the risk you posed to others and yourself, we are restricted to a financial penalty and a disqualification.

Had it been different circumstances and there had been an accident or someone had been injured you would be in a much more serious position.

The full text of the Leicester Mercury article makes for an interesting read.