Road ban and a fine for Newtownabbey man as judge warns about 'motorway speeds' in 40mph zones

At Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, Owen Michael Doole (52), of Dorchester Gardens, Newtownabbey, who was detected doing 71mph in a 40mph zone at Templepatrick on July 7 2025, received a one-month road ban and £200 fine.

District Judge Nigel Broderick if anyone drives at that speed in a zone where they are only meant to be doing 40mph and they have an accident “they significantly increase the risk of serious if not fatal injury".