01/05/2018

Man Charged With Dangerous Driving

A man has been charged with dangerous driving after allegedly driving 150mph on the M1 motorway.

The driver was filming himself at the time and posted the video to social media.

PSNI Chief Superintendent Jon Burrows said it was one of the "highest speeding detections" he has known.

(CD/MH)

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