A MOTORCYCLIST has escaped a driving ban after being caught speeding at 108mph in a 70mph zone after he told magistrates he had been "stung by a wasp."
Sudbury Magistrates Court heard how 49-year-old sales engineer Glenn Woods was clocked riding his Ducati at 108mph in a 70mph zone because he had "been stung by a wasp and wanted to get home".
Woods, of Ipswich, Suffolk, was clocked on the A14 at Kentford, Suffolk, on August 1, 2010.
Woods, who admitted speeding, was riding with a "group of lads" at the time of the offence and had been overtaking when he topped 100mph.
"I had been stung by a bee. I know it sounds bizarre. I didn't feel that well," he told the court.
"Over a two-hour period of riding it (the speeding) was probably 20 seconds overtaking."
Woods was fined £300, ordered to pay £65 costs and had six penalty points added to his licence.
In another 100mph+ incident, another Suffolk motorcyclist received an eight-week ban after he was caught speeding at 107mph in a 40mph zone.
John Dove, 26, of Stowupland, also appeared before Sudbury magistrates, where he admitted speeding on August 1.
Dove was banned, fined £250 and ordered to pay £50 costs.
