Bushmills R driver was doing double permitted speed in Volkswagen Golf

By The Newsroom
Published 11th Aug 2023, 10:52 BST
Updated 11th Aug 2023, 10:58 BST
The case was heard at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena. Picture by: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.The case was heard at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena. Picture by: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.
The case was heard at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena. Picture by: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.
An R driver from the Bushmills area detected doing twice his permitted speed has been banned from driving for a month and fined £150.

George McAuley (18), of Ballyclogh Road, was detected in a Volkswagen Golf doing 91mph on the Lisnevenagh Road dual-carriageway near Antrim town on June 22 this year. His R plates meant he was restricted to 45mph.

A defence lawyer told Antrim Magistrates' Court, sitting in Ballymena, the defendant was going to collect a person who was "stranded for a lift" after being at a concert.

District Judge Nigel Broderick told the defendant it had been "far too high a speed" and had been "double what you should have been doing".