R driver hit speed of 88mph on the M22

By Antrim Court Reporter
Published 25th Oct 2023, 11:26 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.
A restricted driver caught doing almost twice her permitted speed has been banned from driving for two weeks and fined £150.

Niamh McShane (19), of Thames Court in Belfast, was detected doing 88mph at the M22 motorway - a 70mph zone - near Randalstown on September 14 this year. As an R driver she was restricted to 45mph.

Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, heard the defendant said she was running late for work in a new job.

District Judge Nigel Broderick said there had to be a driving ban as a deterrence to others.