The driver was detained after a short pursuit on the A83 last Friday A DRIVER was allegedly caught speeding at 80mph on the A83 by road police officers from Dumbarton. Officers from the area s road policing division have been carrying out operations to detect and deter speeding on the A83 to address concerns raised by the community. Within minutes of their operation starting last Friday, they detected a motorist allegedly travelling at 80mph. Police say that after a short pursuit, the driver, a 28-year-old man, was detained and will be reported for alleged road traffic and drug offences.
#DumbartonRP continue to patrol #A83 to address community concerns about speeding drivers. Within minutes of their operation beginning on Friday, officers detected a motorist driving at nearly 80mph and after a short pursuit he was detained for road traffic and drug offences. pic.twitter.com/5ZXAWVhmjd Road Policing Scotland (@polscotrpu) March 11, 2021
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Driver charged after being clocked at 110mph on AWPR
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A driver has been caught speeding at 110mph on the AWPR near Aberdeen.
The man, who clocked above the 70mph speed limit on Tuesday morning, has since been charged by police.
The 33-year-old was detected exceeding the speed limit by 40mph on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) near Kingswells around 8.45am.
Sergeant Craig McNeill of the road policing unit said: “We can confirm that a 33-year-old man has been charged in connection with road traffic offences after being stopped by officers on the AWPR near Kingswells around 8.45am on Tuesday January 12, 2021.