Motorist who hit speed of 98mph in 60mph zone at Moorfields told police he had 'a really bad stomach'
A motorist who did a speed of 98mph in a 60mph zone told police officers: "I have a really bad stomach", a court has heard.
Harry Gill, aged 23, of Benmore Drive, Belfast, was detected on January 17 this year.
He was at Antrim Magistrates' Court, sitting in Ballymena, where a prosecutor said that at 10pm police were getting ready to do speed detections at Moorfields Road, Ballymena, when a Mercedes vehicle passed at "speed".
Police followed and the vehicle "accelerated" out of Moorfields towards Larne.
The court heard police found the speed was 98mph in a 60mph zone.
When stopped and spoken to, the defendant told police: "I have a really bad stomach".
A defence solicitor said the defendant is "incredibly sorry" and that coming out of Moorfields "he just put his foot down".
District Judge Nigel Broderick said it was a very high speed and said such speeds greatly increase the risk of fatal accidents.
The defendant has been banned from driving for a month and was fined £150.