A woman drove through Angus at speeds of up to 120mph because she wanted to be home for her child’s bedtime.
Diane Farquhar, 24, was convicted of driving dangerously and at excessive speeds between the Muiryfaulds and Finavon junctions of the A90 on January 14.
Forfar Sheriff Court heard how the Fraserburgh woman was driving home from Glasgow and overtook cars at speeds of around 100mph.
Depute fiscal Hazel Anderson said officers, parked at the first junction in a patrol car, saw Farquhar’s blue Seat Leon pass at excess speed at 5.50pm and proceed towards the Gateside turnoff.
The car was held up at Lochlands junction by a bus turning in to Forfar.
“At this point officers were able to use Vascar (an average speed recorder) over the course of 1.41 miles and the average speed was 90.17mph,” she added.
Farquhar proceeded to accelerate up to around 100mph before moving into the fast lane and moved back into the inside lane at Quilko.
Officers attempted to get close enough to use the Vascar system and registered a speed of 114.7mph before officers estimated the car reached around 120mph.
Mrs Anderson said the patrol car flashed its blue lights and Farquhar braked sharply, but this seemed to be because of the oncoming speed camera at Finavon, as the Leon accelerated back up to 90mph.
Defending Farquhar, solicitor Michael Boyd said his client was travelling “in the hope of seeing her son to bed”.
“She was apprehensive she was being followed by a vehicle that was mirroring her,” he added. Mr Boyd said the employment prospects of his client would be restricted by a lengthy driving ban.
Disqualifying Farquhar for two years and endorsing her licence, visiting Sheriff Kenneth McGowan said: “This was a seriously poor piece of driving on your part.
“I’m particularly alarmed to see you went through a junction at 115mph, overtook other vehicles at 100mph and reached speeds of up to 120mph.
“You say you were anxious to see your two-year-old to bed. At that speed, you or others may not have been seeing anyone to bed.”
Farquhar was also fined £450.