High speeders warned

Excessive speeders won't be tolerated says Wick sheriff

A SHERIFF banned a driver who hit 90 mph on a main north road - in the hope it would act as a deterrent to other motorists.

Douglas Baird, 55, admitted the offence in a 60mph limit on the A9 at Loch Rangag, near the hamlet of Latheron, on April 26.

Wick Sheriff Court was told that Baird, of 4 The Mews, Millbank Road, Thurso, required his licence for his work which involved him in regular runs back and fore to Aberdeen.

However Sheriff Andrew Berry said that there was a particularly high speed involved and said he must impose a disqualification "to bring home to him and others, that driving at very high speeds can't be tolerated."

The Sheriff added: "It is clear that your ability to drive is important, but it is you who have put your licence in peril."

Baird, an offshore worker, was banned for two months and fined £500.