Mercy dash rider sped through Plymouth to reach hurt child, court told
A MOTORCYCLIST caught travelling at more than 70mph on a city road was making a mercy dash to his injured child, a court heard.
Lewis Langmead broke the 40mph speed limit on Billacombe Road and Laira Bridge Road because he was worried the youngster had been hurt in a fall, Plymouth magistrates heard.
Langmead, 25, of Landulph Gardens, Barne Barton, admitted travelling at 73mph on October 27 last year.
Magistrates did not disqualify Langmead but handed him six penalty points. He was also fined £110 and ordered to pay £60 costs and £15 victim surcharge.
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Stephen Walker, for the defendant, said he had been staying with his parents in Holbeton in the South Hams at the time of the offence.
He added the carpet fitter was called by his distressed ex-partner who said their child was covered in blood after a fall at her home.
Mr Walker said he got on his Suzuki DRZ 400 and drove without delay to Plymouth and was clocked for speeding on the way. He added that the child's injury was not as bad as first feared, but he was able to help and comfort his ex-partner. The court heard that he had received penalty points for a speeding offence in 2009. Magistrates read letters from Langmead's mother and his ex-partner describing what happened last October.
7 Comments
by peter_hillman
Saturday, February 09 2013, 3:21AM
“All you have to think about is what if this was your child?.....who gives a to55 if you break the speed limit and who really cares about the opinions of the "sheep" who just follow the law to the book.....
OK now this maybe an excuse for the rider being caught for no other reason than just being a tarmac terrorist but who really cares?
Come on seriously would you just rely on the Ambulance if the boot was on the other foot?
SPEED IS NOT THE MAIN FACTOR IN ROAD DEATHS, CR4P DRIVING IS..... The Government and the Police are the worst at breaking their own laws ......"oh that's OK we'll just invent another statute act to cover our ****s".....
DRIVE SAFE :)”
by shankenstein
Friday, February 08 2013, 2:06PM
“BS-hater...more like BS-swallower.
What a load of cobblers.”
by BS_Hater
Friday, February 08 2013, 12:14PM
“Pretty sure I would do the same and so would most of us.
If this is true or not, who knows?
If it is not then telling such a lie and using your own child as a defence when guilty is pretty awful.
Chances are it is true though as it would have been investigated.
Lets not all be so 'perfect' and 'judgmental' eh...”
by pogle63a
Friday, February 08 2013, 10:15AM
“Once again the lawyers pile on the sob stories and the courts swallow them hook line and sinker.
Would have been little comfort had this idiot killed someone on the way.”
by headhunter267
Friday, February 08 2013, 9:32AM
“Really? Another classic line of mitigation from Mr Walker. He really does seem to represent clients who have the most extraordinary explanations for their criminal actions. How the courts fall for this guff every time I'll never fathom. I imagine when he gets caught speeding again they'll come up with another incredible excuse that will again prevent him being banned. Grow a pair and admit you were in the wrong.
Still at least the defendant has the moral high ground in knowing he risked everyone elses safety for a worthy reason: to go and "offer help and comfort" to his ex partner whose child had suffered a minor injury. Small comfort had he hurt anyone else on the way.”
by timplymouth
Friday, February 08 2013, 9:21AM
“I didn't realise the ambulance service no longer served Plymouth?”
by JMonners
Friday, February 08 2013, 8:22AM
“Yeah right!!!!”