Young Co Tyrone motorist caught speeding was on his way to work, court told
A young Co Tyrone motorist caught speeding on the Drum Road, Cookstown, has been fined £200.
Nineteen-year-old Ciaran Hackett, from Ivybank Park in Donaghmore, was also ordered to pay a £15 offender’s levy and handed four penalty points arising out of the incident.
Dungannon Magistrates Court was told that the defendant’s vehicle was detected travelling at 60 mph in a 30 mph zone at Drum Road on June 12 this year.
A defence lawyer said that the defendant is a young driver and was on his way to work at the time of detection.
The solicitor described Hackett who appeared in court accompanied by his mother and father, as a hardworking young man who also attended college.
Imposing the penalties, District Judge Francis Rafferty told the defendant that he is young driver who was doing double the speed limit.
The judge warned him to watch his speed in the future.