Swindon driver reached 90mph in 30mph zone

A man who drove at 90mph in a 30mph zone with three passengers in his vehicle has been banned from the roads.

At around 12.45pm on 5 May last year, Lewis Johnson, 22, of Bydemill Cottages, Hannington, Swindon, failed to stop for police on Croft Road, on which he was driving at more than 90mph.
He then performed a U-turn and turned onto Pipers Way and led officers on a pursuit, during which he drove through two red traffic lights and temporarily turned off his lights in an effort to lose officers.
He then voluntarily pulled over on the Pipers Way roundabout.
Johnson was charged with dangerous driving and failing to stop for police, to which he pleaded guilty.
At a hearing at Swindon Magistrates’ Court on June 27, he was disqualified from driving for 14 months, after which he will have to pass an extended driving test before being allowed on the roads again. He was also handed a 12-month community order and required to complete 200 hours of unpaid work.
Roads Policing Officer PC Paul Davis said: “There can never be any excuse to drive at these sorts of speeds.
“He had three passengers in the car and had anything unexpected happened, or had he clipped a kerb, it could easily have resulted in a fatal collision due to the speeds he was driving.”
During this month, the force is highlighting the fatal five offences as collisions often increase in the summer months:
- Excessive and inappropriate speed
- Using a mobile phone
- Drink and drug driving
- Failing to wear a seatbelt
- Careless driving