Co Antrim: 75-year-old motorist did 'motorway speed' in 40mph zone
A 75-year-old man who is a carer for his wife was speeding because he was concerned about her welfare at home, a court was told.
He was detected in a Toyota Auris doing 78mph in a 40mph zone at 11.38am on Saturday May 16 this year at Sevenmilestraight near Antrim town.
A defence lawyer told Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, the defendant has been driving for over 30 years.
Alexander Hasson, of Ovenvarragh Park, Belfast, had a clear record, had never been before a court and had a clean licence, the defence said.
He said the speed had been a "momentary lapse in judgement".
The defendant is a sole carer for his wife and he was concerned about "her welfare in in terms of being alone in the house and falling", the court was told.
District Judge Nigel Broderick said it had been "a motorway speed" in a 40mph zone and banned the defendant from driving for a month along with a £150 fine.