A Telford police officer, who was convicted of dangerous driving after testing his new patrol car at speeds of up to 159mph, will take his appeal case to London’s High Court next week.
Constable Mark Milton, from Bratton, Telford, first appealed against last year’s dangerous driving conviction but then withdrew that appeal so his solicitor could launch an appeal on a point of law.
Constable Milton was found guilty of dangerous driving at Ludlow Magistrates Court in August. The case came to court after recording equipment videoed him driving his new Vauxhall Vectra at 159mph on the M54 and up to 83mph in built-up areas.
Mr Milton claimed the video equipment recorded higher speeds than what he was travelling at and that he was driving according to his training. He was given an absolute discharge by District Judge Peter Wallis, who did not order Constable Milton to pay a fine or endorse his driving licence.
Today David Twigg, Mr Milton’s solicitor, said: “I have just had one week’s notice for my client’s appeal hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice. If we win my client’s appeal on the point of law then the court may, or may not, decide that that means my client’s conviction is set aside.”
Mr Twigg said next Monday’s hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice could become a landmark case and affect every trained and specialist driver in the country. He said the court’s view was that a judge should not take into account specialist driver skills but Mr Twigg said he did not agree with that.
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