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Man caught speeding tells police he was 'trying to escape coronavirus'

Man caught speeding tells police he was 'trying to escape coronavirus'

A driver who was caught speeding in the UK informed police that he was breaking the speed limit in order to avoid catching COVID-19.

The driver was clocked at 209 kph on the M25 in Surrey last week - almost double the legal speed limit.

When questioned by police about his speed the driver replied: "I thought the faster I went the less chance I would catch coronavirus".

Court proceedings are to follow.

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As of this morning, there are over 98,000 cases of the virus in the UK with 12,868 deaths recorded.

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Image: Stock, Photo by Aleksandar Pasaric from Pexels

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