Speeding driver clocked doing 125mph on South Yorkshire motorway

This was the moment a driver was caught doing 125mph on a motorway in South Yorkshire.

He was stopped and reported on summons to court after being clocked driving at close to twice the speed limit on the M18 last night, Wednesday, August 12.

Another driver was caught that evening doing 91mph on the M1.

This driver was caught doing 125mph on the M18 in South Yorkshireplaceholder image
This driver was caught doing 125mph on the M18 in South Yorkshire

“At those speeds, it would take a split second for it all to go wrong and that's a sight that we have seen far too often,” said police.

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