A DRIVER was caught by Dorset Traffic Cops doing 96mph on the A35 Puddletown Bypass.
The driver, who was in a small SUV, received a fixed penalty notice yesterday (May 17) for driving well above the national speed limit of 70mph.
A taxi was also caught doing 91mph on the same road that same day and was caught doing 91mph whilst enroute to a school run. The taxi driver also received a fixed penalty notice.
That same day, traffic police also stopped a driver drinking a coffee whilst at the wheel whilst going through Dorchester.
Another driver who drove through a red light in front of the police, narrowly avoiding a collision. The driver suggested they were distracted by focusing on signs they were following to get to a local landmark.
Both the coffee drinker and the sightseer also received fixed penalty notices.
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