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Driver caught doing 145mph on Highland route sparks police warning amid pledge on NC500 speeding crackdown; Five reported for dangerous driving and 19 more for speeding on Highland roads


By Hector MacKenzie

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Police say they will continue to respond to concerns about speeding and dangerous driving on the NC500.
Police say they will continue to respond to concerns about speeding and dangerous driving on the NC500.

SPEEDERS on the NC500 have been put on notice that police are responding to local concerns expressed across Ross-shire and beyond about their dangerous behaviour.

Officers from Police Scotland’s roads policing unit reported a driver who was travelling at 145mph on the A838 at Ardmore as part of a successful operation in Highlands and Islands.

Between Tuesday and Thursday of this week, officers carrying out patrols as part of Operation Cedar stopped 57 vehicles.

A total of 27 offences were discovered ranging from dangerous driving, speeding in built-up and rural areas, insurance and MOT offences. One vehicle was found to be carrying a dangerous load.

Four men, aged 51, 54, 58 and 76, and one woman, aged 48, were reported for dangerous driving offences with a further 19 people reported for speeding.

Road policing Constable Lewis Macleod said: “We focused our operation on the roads that form part of the North Coast 500 following concerns expressed by local residents, businesses and associated groups.

“These proactive patrols highlight our commitment to improving road safety across the Highlands and Islands. We want to reassure communities that we are responding to their concerns whilst improving road safety and reducing collisions.

“It is extremely concerning that a number of drivers continue to take risks and place themselves and others in danger and I would like to reassure the public that we will continue to proactively target and remove such offenders from our roads.”

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