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| An Aberdeen footballer has gone on trial accused of driving dangerously at up to 120mph. | An Aberdeen footballer has gone on trial accused of driving dangerously at up to 120mph. |
| Lee Miller denied driving at speeds of up to 120mph in a 70mph zone on the A90 Aberdeen to Dundee road on 30 March last year. | Lee Miller denied driving at speeds of up to 120mph in a 70mph zone on the A90 Aberdeen to Dundee road on 30 March last year. |
| It is also alleged 25-year-old Mr Miller drove at up to 90mph in a 40mph zone. | It is also alleged 25-year-old Mr Miller drove at up to 90mph in a 40mph zone. |
| The Dons and Scotland forward, of Perth, denies the charges, and has gone on trial at Stonehaven Sheriff Court. | The Dons and Scotland forward, of Perth, denies the charges, and has gone on trial at Stonehaven Sheriff Court. |
| Grampian Pc Clare Doherty, who was driving, told the court she and another officer tailed the black Ford Focus ST over a five-mile stretch of road. | |
| 'Keep up' | |
| She said they spotted the vehicle "travelling in excess of the speed limit" as they sat at a well-lit junction. | |
| The marked police patrol car then accelerated to "keep up" as it travelled on the southbound carriageway. | |
| She explained that although the car was marked it did not appear as if the driver of the car was aware of the police car behind it. | |
| PC Doherty then told the court how her accompanying officer told her she was driving at an approximate speed of 120mph as they pursued the car. | |
| The officer then told how the car stayed in front of the police car after travelling two miles past the Fordoun junction. | |
| She told the court: "I believe I said we may have to let the vehicle go for safety reasons. I wasn't willing to travel any faster than I was." | |
| Constable Doherty then told the court how the car entered a contraflow system with a 40mph limit. | |
| 'Driving dangerously' | |
| She told the court: "I saw the car, which was still travelling at speed, went round the chicane very quickly, and seemed to be unstable." | |
| Pc Doherty then said the patrol car was travelling at about 90mph as it attempted to close the gap between the two cars. | |
| She told the court: "Throughout the whole incident we had been discussing the driving of the vehicle. We agreed the gentlemen was driving dangerously." | |
| Fiscal depute Cecilia Dyckhoff asked the officer what the weather conditions were like. | |
| She said: "It was dark, the road was slightly damp and was drizzly by the end of the incident." | |
| The trial continues. |