driver pleaded guilty after posting footage driving at 130mph on a social networking site

An 18 year old man who posted footage of himself driving a vehicle at speeds at up to 130mph on a social networking website has appeared in court where he admitted dangerous driving. Mr Danny Hyde from Stowmarket, Suffolk, was seen driving with one hand while using his mobile phone to record a journey along the A14 near Ipswich. Mr Hyde pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, between 1 July and 30 August last year. Mr Hyde will be sentenced on 21 February when he faces the possibility of a custodial sentence.

For more information contact Tim Williamson, a solicitor in Blake Lapthorn's Drivers' Defence team on 01865 253286; email tim.williamson@bllaw.co.uk.