Motorist caught doing 130mph told police he was speeding 'to avoid catching coronavirus'

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A motorist caught driving at 130mph claimed he was speeding to avoid catching coronavirus, according to police. Surrey Police stopped the driver on the M25 on Tuesday.

The force posted a tweet which read: "An officer stopped a driver who was speeding on the M25 at 130mph. "His reply to why he was speeding was 'I thought the faster I went the less chance I would catch coronavirus'.

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