Speeder overtook police car
Thomas Hamilton-Stubber, Aghory Road, Richhill, was also fined £100 and ordered to pay a £15 offender’s levy.
The court heard that on December 31 last year police were travelling on the M1 at 74mph when they were overtaken by a car.
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A fixed penalty was accepted by the defendant but it was not paid.
Hamilton-Stubber told police he had lost his licence over the Christmas period and would have to apply for a new one.
The defendant did not appear at last Wednesday’s court and a conviction was recorded.