Motorist caught doing 140mph on Chesterfield’s A617 – double the speed limit

A zooming motorist was clocked doing an unbelievable 140mph on Chesterfield’s A617 - double the speed limit.
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Michael Bailey, 27, was caught flying along the dual carriageway - whose Chesterfield section stretches from Horns Bridge Roundabout to the M1 - on April 20 last year.

A registration plate search has revealed he was riding a Ducati motorcycle.

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Michael Bailey, 27, was caught doing double the speed limit on Chesterfield's A617Michael Bailey, 27, was caught doing double the speed limit on Chesterfield's A617
Michael Bailey, 27, was caught doing double the speed limit on Chesterfield's A617
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Bailey, of Littlewood Lane, Pleasley Vale, was banned from driving for 90 days, fined £140, made to pay £110 court costs and £34 victim surcharge.

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