Larne motorist hit speed of 120mph after he received a call from his partner who was 'crying on the phone'
A motorist clocked at a speed of 120mph had put his "foot down" after he received a call from his partner who was "crying on the phone", a court has heard.
The defendant exceeded a 70mph speed limit on the A8 dual carriageway.
Blair Maxwell (27), of North Row, Larne, was at Antrim Magistrates Court sitting in Ballymena on Tuesday (June 16).
A prosecutor said that the defendant was in a Volkswagen Golf. A defence barrister said that the defendant's partner "rang him".
The lawyer added: "She had only got her test about three weeks. She was in Belfast, she had broken down and there were cars beeping at her. She was crying on the phone.
"She suffers from anxiety and he then had put the foot down to go and get there as soon as possible."
He said the that defendant didn't realise he was doing such a speed.
District Judge Nigel Broderick said that he had never sat in a car at 120mph "but I would imagine you would know it is going pretty fast".
Added the defence barrister: "Adrenaline got the better of him in terms of the worry for his partner."
Judge Broderick said that he deals with many cases over 100mph but "very few doing 120mph".
Maxwell pleaded guilty an excess speed charge and District Judge Broderick said that the defendant was fortunate not to have been charged with dangerous driving.
The defendant has been banned from driving for three months and was fined £250.