Mercedes driver filmed himself hitting 149mph with a puppy in the passenger seat
A ‘show-off’ driver was filmed speeding at 149mph while his puppy was sat in the passenger seat.
Aaron Duffy, 29, has avoided jail after posting the video of him in his Mercedes to his Instagram – showing his speedometre hitting high speeds.
It was captioned: ‘Puppy hit his first 150mph today. Didn’t even wake up – he too cool for that.’
He was doing more than double the speed limit on the M4 in south Wales.
But Duffy was arrested after one of his followers who watched the video reported him to the police and passed the footage on.
A spokesperson for roads policing unit GoSafe said: ‘The investigating officer identified that the vehicle belonged to Duffy.
‘Landmarks taken from the footage were then overlayed onto police systems to determine the location of the offence, before CCTV was sought from Traffic Wales.
‘The CCTV showed Mr Duffy travelling at high speed around Junction 36 and 37 of the M4.
‘It also shows him almost losing control of his vehicle when it crosses the solid white line towards the central reservation, kicking up a cloud of dust and debris.
‘In order to corroborate the speed shown by Duffy, an expert witness was supplied with the data to perform speed calculations from footage.
‘This confirmed that Mr Duffy’s vehicle was travelling well in excess of the speed limit, at approximately 140-150mph.’
At Cardiff Magistrates Court, Duffy, of Bridgend, south Wales, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving.
He was handed an 18-week suspended sentence and was banned from the roads for two years.
Investigating officer PC Andrew Simmonds said: ‘Speeding and using a mobile phone whilst driving are two major contributors to road collisions.
‘Combining these two actions puts every person on the road in danger and could have led to a devastating impact on themselves and their families.
‘This incident, and the investigation work that followed it, is a great example of how we can work with the public to keep our roads safer.’
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