BMW driver, 29, who was clocked doing 71mph on a quiet seafront road had been racing to pick up takeaways he had forgotten: Motorist banned from getting behind the wheel for 15 months
A BMW driver who left his meal at a takeaway was caught zooming at 71 mph in a 30-zone as he raced to retrieve it.
Anthony Williams, 29, visited Chicken and Pizza Land on the Isle of Wight with his partner after feeling stressed in his job as a wind turbine engineer, The Isle of Wight County Press reported.
However he soon returned home and realised one of his meals was missing and was sat going cold on the shop counter.
Williams was caught racing down a seafront road by speed-tracking handheld lasers on August 2 last year.
He was clocked at 71 mph, more than 40 over the speed limit, as he rushed to make the one-mile trip back to the takeaway.
Williams pleaded guilty to driving dangerously, exceeding 30mph speed limit and failing to stop at the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court.
Prosecutor Liz Miller said an officer picked up a BMW 3 Series being driven by Williams and directed the driver to stop, but the vehicle continued.
Police lost track of the car but later found it outside Chicken and Pizza Land on Sandown High Street.
Ms Miller told the court the road was busy at the time, with holidaymakers wandering around the seafront, which she said was an aggravating factor.
Police found Anthony Williams' car outside Chicken and Pizza Land on Sandown High Street on the Isle of Wight
The driver was caught at 71 mph in a 30-zone by police using handheld lasers
Williams was caught driving at 71mph down Culver Parade in Sandown on the Isle of Wight
Oscar Vincent, mitigating, said Williams is a self-employed wind turbine engineer and said he was stressed at the time after he lost out on a contract.
He said his client had thought 'long and hard about his behaviour' and will not let it happen again.
Williams was banned from driving for 15 months and was given a 12-month community order.
He must complete 200 hours of unpaid work and pay a court bill of £660.
Williams must now take an extended driving test before getting behind the wheel after his disqualification ends.
