132 mph Speeding Motorist Tells Court 'My Pregnant Wife Needed The Loo'

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Husband, Slawomir Adaszek, 30, told the court that he driving his BMW 745i at the break neck speed because he was trying to find a toilet for his pregnant wife.

The speeding driver who was caught by police along the A1, on the 28th of August this year, also told the court that he had confused kilometres with miles on his speedometer. If this had been the case, he would have only thought himself to be travelling at 82 mph.

He was given a ban lasting a mere 21 days, despite the fact that it would have taken a mile to come to a stop meaning that if he had hit another car, the impact would have been fatal.

The man from London also had to pay a £350 fine, as well as £50 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.

Deciding to represent himself in court, he said in his defence,

"I am sorry. I know I have done wrong. This is my first time in trouble for driving."

Speaking on behalf of the Cambridgeshire Police, Pc Tony Barrios, the casualty reduction officer, told the court,

"While modern cars are capable of greater and greater speeds, reaction times for us human beings have remained the same. It would take a car travelling at that speed the length of two football pitches to come to a complete stop and anything you do at the wheel is magnified by travelling at such a high speed. The chances of someone safely being able to avoid debris on the road travelling at high speed are greatly reduced - and officers are continually removing obstructions from roads."