Delivery driver was checking texts on motorway

A delivery driver told police he was was checking text messages whilst driving on the M2 motorway near Templepatrick.

Keith Alexander Thompson (44), of Castlehume Gardens in Belfast, pleaded guilty to a charge of using a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving on December 20 last year.

The case was heard at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena. Photo: Pacemakerplaceholder image
The case was heard at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena. Photo: Pacemaker

Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, heard he was spotted by police.

He already had six penalty points on his licence and was banned from driving for a month and fined £200. The original six points remain on his licence.

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