Police were unsympathetic towards a speeding motorist who was rushing to his destination to treat a medical condition, Stornoway Sheriff Court heard today.
John Angus Macleod of Leurbost, North Lochs, was caught driving a van at 70mph in a 40mph zone through the speeding hotspot of Achmore village on the evening of 26 July.
Solicitor Angus Macdonald described the location as an “extremely popular road in Lewis which seems to be populated with Police Scotland officers with speed guns.”
His lawyer said “as a result of a medical condition he needed to get home quickly.”
Macleod explained this to the police officers but they “had little sympathy for him.”
The nature of his illness was not disclosed to the court.
Sheriff David Sutherland fined £300 and imposed six penalty points on his licence.
Macleod, who pleaded guilty, was given a month to pay the fine.
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