Points for 'embarrassed' teen caught speeding

Monday, 12 November 2018 06:12

By Court Reporter

A teenager motorcyclist from Ramsey has been fined £160 after being caught speeding.

17-year-old Harvey Gleghorn, of Whitebridge Avenue, was clocked travelling at 46mph in a 30mph zone.

Police stopped him on the Sulby Straight on August 21st.

At Douglas Courthouse last week he admitted the offence via Coroner's Admission - in mitigation he told the court: "I'm very embarrassed and sorry."

Magistrates ordered him to pay £50 in prosecution costs and endorsed his driving licence with four penalty points.

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