A driver has been fined and banned from the road after admitting drink-driving at twice the speed limit with a young child in his car.
The 35-year-old man appeared in court in Angus on Thursday and admitted the charges.
He was arrested during Wednesday’s Tayside Police mobile phone day of action and was one of 90 drivers caught speeding on the region’s roads.
Tayside’s head of road policing, Chief Inspector Sandy Bowman, said: ”During the campaign, a 35-year-old man was stopped for driving at 89mph in a 40mph limit. At the time he had his two-year-old child in the car.”
The driver was also found to be driving under the influence of alcohol and provided a reading that was more than twice the legal limit.
”This kind of behaviour beggars belief,” Mr Bowman said.
Another 19 car drivers and three large goods vehicle (LGV) drivers were issued with fixed penalty notices, receiving a £60 fine and three penalty points on their licence for using mobile phones while driving.
The three LGV drivers may also face a suspension of their vocational licence from the traffic commissioner.
”The 22 drivers who were caught using their mobile phones suggests that an unacceptable proportion of drivers are still prepared to risk the safety of others as well as themselves,” Mr Bowman said.
”The consequences of a split-second lapse in concentration can be devastating, but unfortunately this is what happens when a driver uses a phone whilst driving.
”The advice is clear. Switch off before you drive off. No call can be that urgent that it’s worth risking death or serious injury.”
During Wednesday’s campaign Tayside Police continued to target seatbelt and speeding offences.
Sixteen people were issued with fixed penalty notices in relation to seatbelt offences and 90 drivers were detected for speeding.
Mr Bowman said: Wearing a seatbelt significantly reduces the risk of death or serious injury if you are unfortunate enough to be involved in a collision.
”It should be second nature to put on your seat belt before driving off and we would encourage all drivers to do so. Don’t risk it.”