This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/7009923.stm
The article has changed 8 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Jail for 172mph Porsche motorist | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
The fastest driver ever caught in a routine speed check in the UK has been sentenced to 10 weeks in jail. | |
Timothy Brady, 33, pleaded guilty to driving at 172mph in a 70mph zone on the A420 in Oxfordshire, in January. | |
He was driving a £98,000 3.6-litre Porsche 911 Turbo. He denied another charge of aggravated vehicle taking. | He was driving a £98,000 3.6-litre Porsche 911 Turbo. He denied another charge of aggravated vehicle taking. |
Brady, 33, of Harrow in north-west London, was banned from driving when he appeared at Oxford Crown Court in August. | |
He resigned from his job at car lease firm Helphire at its Abingdon branch days after police stopped him in the car. | He resigned from his job at car lease firm Helphire at its Abingdon branch days after police stopped him in the car. |