A cancer nurse clocked driving at 100mph has been spared a driving ban because of the importance of his job to the community.
John McQuade (38), of Meadowvale Park in Omagh, was detected in a BMW 320d on the M1 motorway – a 70mph zone – at The Birches roundabout.
A defence lawyer told Craigavon Magistrates’ Court the defendant had been with a person who needed to get home urgently.
The lawyer said the defendant is a cancer nurse.
District Judge Michael Ranaghan said: “I do not want him off the road given all of his responsibility and his profession which benefits all in this society.”
He handed down five penalty points along with a £150 fine.
