Moment driver is caught at one of fastest speeds ever recorded by police – as cops slam selfish motorist
THIS is the moment a Porsche driver was caught by police at one of the highest ever speeds recorded by cops in the UK.
Christopher Debono, 62, was filmed bombing down the A43 bypass in Corby, Northamptonshire at an incredible 162mph.
Debono’s black Porsche was recorded doing one of the fastest ever speeds on a public road in the UK.
Debono admitted to driving in excess of 70mph at Wellingborough Magistrates’ Court on September 8 and was banned from driving for six months.
He was also fined just £1,000 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £400 plus £90 costs.
Speaking afterwards, Safer Roads Team manager Matthew O’Connell said: “The A43 Corby bypass is subject to the national speed limit of 70mph, but this driver was detected at well over twice that.
“Excess speed is one of the fatal five road risks, vastly increasing the chances of a serious collision, and the consequences of a crash at over 160mph do not bear thinking about.
“Our mobile enforcement vans are deployed across Northamptonshire to detect motoring offences at sites where we have data to show there is an increased risk to road users, and I’m glad our team have been able to bring to justice a driver who on that day cannot have had a thought to his own, or anyone else’s, safety.
“Everyone has a right to get home unharmed, and we are committed to improving road safety across our county by taking action against irresponsible drivers, as this case shows.’