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.
An officer stopped a driver who was speeding on the #M25 at 130mph. His reply to why he was speeding was “I THOUGHT THE FASTER I WENT THE LESS CHANCE I WOULD CATCH CORONA VIRUS”. Driver reported to court. #slowdown pic.twitter.com/Snp6JEYpHf
— Roads Policing Unit (RPU) - Surrey Police - UK (@SurreyRoadCops) April 7, 2020
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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