Cloughmills motorist who hit speed of 107mph on Frosses Road was 'on way to person having a panic attack'
A motorist who hit a speed of 107mph claimed he was on the way to a person who contacted him to say she was having a "panic attack", a court has heard.
The 36-year-old driver was detected at Frosses Road dual-carriageway - a 70mph zone - on July 24 last year.
Mark Alexander Kilpatrick, of Mounthill Way, Cloughmills, pleaded guilty at Ballymena Magistrates' Court.
A defence solicitor said the defendant hit the speed after a person contacted him to say she was "having a panic attack".
District Judge Nigel Broderick said although the defendant wanted to get to the other person "as soon as possible", 107mph was creating a danger and he was "swapping one difficult situation for a more dangerous one".
The district judge said that there could have been a fatality at such a speed.
The defendant was banned from driving for one month and was fined £150.