Derbyshire police catch driver reaching 120mph in rain

By Wiktoria Wrzyszcz
Published 5th Dec 2022, 11:03 BST
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Officers from Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit have stopped the driver speeding in difficult weather conditions.

The average speed of a car spotted by officers on A38 Coxbench was 108mph, with maximum speed reaching 120mph.

Officers from the Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit said that the driver decided to “try his luck travelling in poor weather combining lighting defects and excessive speed.”

Officers added that a ban for the driver who has less than two years of experience behind the wheel, is now looking ‘imminent.’