Driver caught doing almost 100mph on A55…with five-year-old not wearing a seatbelt

A 26-year-old man was caught doing nearly 100mph on the A55 in car carrying a five-year-old who wasn’t wearing a seat belt.

Officers from North Wales’ Roads Policing Unit stopped the vehicle that was travelling at 97mph on the expressway near Bangor this morning.

Not only was the child not strapped in but did the driver, who is from Ireland, had no licence or insurance.

The car was seized and the driver was given a TOR (Traffic Offence Report) whereby the Administration of Justice decides the most appropriate punishment for the offences.

They include the offer of an educational course, a fixed penalty and/or licence penalty points of an appearance at a magistrates court.

Officers say the matter will be “dealt with in due course”.

It was just one of a series of motoring incidents the unit dealt with over the last few days.

Another included a van that was found to be 28% overloaded in Ewloe this afternoon.

The driver was issued with a £300 fine and the vehicle was taken off the road.

A 22-year-old man from Hope in Wrexham was also stopped in Leeswood last night and arrested after testing positive for cannabis after a drug swipe test.

Police also stopped a box van that was found to be carrying 45.1% more weight than recommended.

Another van driver was disqualified for having no insurance or MOT as well as a defective windscreen, tyre and mirror.

The driver was arrested and the vehicle was seized.

The Commercial Vehicle Unit stopped a vehicle carrying asbestos which was found to have incomplete equipment and no instructions in writing.

The vehicle was travelling from Llanrwst to Caernarfon and was stopped on the A55 at Abergwyngregyn.

The Health and Safety Executive have been made aware.

In Bangor, a van towing a trailer was stopped while it was taking building materials from Oswestry to Anglesey.

It was 51% overloaded.

A roads policing spokesman said: “Overloaded vehicles present a real danger to road users.

“All vehicles are designed and constructed to meet certain levels of stress, to exceed these levels can result in the sudden failure of vital components such as brakes, tyres, suspension and can adversely affect steering.

“Ensuring a vehicle is not overloaded is the responsibility of both drivers and operators.”