Glasgow s Kingston Bridge to close as workers carry out urgent maintenance on major road dailyrecord.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyrecord.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two charged with alleged dangerous driving TWO people have been charged with alleged dangerous driving on the M74. The 21-year-old woman - driving a Mercedes A Class - and a 24-year-old man, driving a Mitsubishi Evo, have been charged in connection with the incidents. They were stopped last night on Junction 1 in Glasgow at around 11.50pm by officers from Road Policing Division carrying out proactive patrols in the area. Chief Inspector Darren Faulds said: “The dangers of speeding are well known and can have devastating consequences. “It is never appropriate or acceptable to drive at such high speeds and we will continue to carry out patrols in order to improve driver behaviour as part of our commitment to reducing deaths and serious injuries on Scotland’s roads.”
Date Time
Driver reported over high-speed crash at Elizabeth
Police have reported a man for numerous traffic offences after a high-speed crash at Elizabeth last month.
It will be alleged that about 7.40pm on Monday 11 January, a Subaru Liberty sedan was being driven at high speed on Philip Highway at Elizabeth South, when it collided with a Nissan station wagon, causing minor damage to the vehicle. No one was injured in the Nissan.
The Subaru did not stop, and continued north on Philip Highway where it was detected by a fixed speed camera at a school crossing, travelling at 193km/h in a 60km/h zone.
Festive drink and drug driving offences extremely disappointing, say police in Highlands and Islands By Alan Hendry Published: 08:04, 16 January 2021
Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day s newspaper
Police have expressed dismay after it emerged that more than 50 motorists had been arrested for either drink or drug driving in the Highlands and Islands over a month-long period taking in Christmas and New Year.
Twenty-four people were arrested for drink driving and 27 for drug driving across the divisional area during the festive campaign â prompting a renewed warning about the catastrophic consequences of taking to the road while under the influence.
More than 50 north motorists arrested during festive road safety campaign By Alan Hendry Published: 15:00, 16 January 2021
Get the Northern Times sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day s newspaper
Police have expressed dismay after it emerged that more than 50 motorists had been arrested for either drink or drug driving in the Highlands and Islands over a month-long period taking in Christmas and New Year.
Twenty-four people were arrested for drink driving and 27 for drug driving across the divisional area during the festive campaign â prompting a renewed warning about the catastrophic consequences of taking to the road while under the influence.