Dorset traffic officers report offences on Jubilee weekend

Dorset Police officers were positioned in several locations on Saturday and Sunday and clocked numerous speeding drivers – including one travelling nearly the double the limit at 93mph in a 50 zone.

Speeding drivers were found on the A31 at St Leonards, through the A338 Wessex Way at Bournemouth and into the A3049 Dorset Way – all of whom have been given fixed penalties or court appearances.

Speeding offences reported on A31, A338 and A3049 in Dorset over the Jubilee weekend. Pictures: Dorset Traffic Cops

A number of crashes were also reported across Dorset, varying in seriousness. One driver, who had an expired licence, damaged their Audi which spun out when they reportedly tried to overtake another vehicle. This along with other crashes, some of which caused serious injury, remain under investigation.

Arrests were made too after officers located drivers who were over the specified substance limits for cocaine as well as alcohol.

Some vehicles were seized due to various document troubles, including drivers using expired licences or driving without insurance.

Routine stops also yielded interested findings relating to dangerous vehicle defects. These included a bulging tyre found on a Honda in Ferndown, two tyres with the cord exposed in Christchurch and a complete lack of working indicators on another vehicle in Christchurch.

Exposed tyre cords on car in Christchurch. Picture: Dorset Traffic Cops

All of these vehicles received immediate prohibitions preventing their use on the road until fixed.

A police spokesperson said the weekend haul represented a “big effort from a small team striving to reduce incidents one problem at a time”.