Driver’s unusual excuse for speeding 30km/h over limit

  • A driver was handed a $1,200 speeding ticket on Monday morning in WA 
  • The man was stopped by police for allegedly driving 97km/h in a 60km zone
  • When asked why he was allegedly speeding, the man made a strange confession

Drivers busted speeding behind the wheel may throw any excuse at police to avoid a hefty ticket, but one Western Australian man stunned an officer on Monday with his unusual justification.

The truck driver was pulled over in Pithara, a rural town about 240km north of Perth, for allegedly driving 37km/h above a 60km speed zone, according to police.

When the officer asked the man why he was travelling at 97km/h, the man confessed he had to go to the toilet.

A West Australian man was handed a $1,200 speeding ticket on Monday morning

‘I needed to s***, the kids have given me gastro,’ the man revealed, according to the police ticket docket. 

Unfortunately, the man’s pleading didn’t sway the officer, who promptly handed the man a $1,200 fine and a loss of 12 demerit points. 

Double demerits were in effect.

When the officer asked the man why he was travelling at 97km, the man confessed he had to go to the toilet because 'the kids have given [him] gastro' (stock image)

When the officer asked the man why he was travelling at 97km, the man confessed he had to go to the toilet because ‘the kids have given [him] gastro’ (stock image)

 

 

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