Magherafelt accountant caught doing 96 mph going uphill on Glenshane Road, court told
A young accountant from South Derry who was detected travelling at 96 mph on the Glenshane Road, was handed six penalty points at Magherafelt Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
The court heard the detection was made by a mobile camera on October 25 last year.
District Judge Conor Heaney remarked the speed was “too high” and that the defendant was going uphill at the time.
He also imposed a £200 fine with a £15 offender’s levy on 23-year-old Patrick Mark Lavery, of Ballyronan Road, Magherafelt, arising out of the offence.
A defence lawyer said the defendant is aware that his speed was too high.
He explained that Lavery has been driving five years and on this occasion had been driving towards Dungiven in the overtake lane.
The lawyer said the defendant had just bought a new car.
Pleading with the court not to impose a disqualification, he said Lavery needed his licence to get to work in Belfast.