A MOTORCYCLIST doing 93mph has been caught in a police speed trap operation in West Overton.

Three other drivers were stopped by Wiltshire Police for reaching speeds in excess of 100mph during the crack down on speeding across the country.

The operation commenced on May 18 and ended last Sunday.

Assistant Chief Constable Deb Smith said: “The majority of motorists on Swindon and Wiltshire roads have driven within the limit and behaved responsibly over the 3 weeks that this campaign has been running.”

“Officers have conducted speed checks on over 300 occasions across Wiltshire and Swindon. However, a small number of road users have taken advantage of the low volumes of traffic as an opportunity to endanger their lives and those of others by travelling at high speeds during lockdown. 86 will now be facing the consequences in court or through points on their licences and fines.”

“I wish to reassure our communities that we will not be relaxing our approach to speeding and will continue to enforce speed limits across our Force area. The information that people have submitted about speeding ‘hotspots’ will be invaluable as we move forward.”

“My appreciation goes to all those who have conducted the operation and particularly to our Specials Road Safety Unit, who are volunteers, for their dedication and considerable time.”

The Force the speed checks have been conducted by the Road Policing Unit, Specials Road Safety Unit and Community Policing Teams across the force area.

The speed checks included the strategic road network of A-roads and M4 and many residential neighbourhoods and B roads. Some horrendous speeds have been recorded:

• 128mph on M4 between junctions 17 and 18

• 117mph on M4 with two tyres with the cord/ply exposed

• 107mph on Great Western Way Swindon within the 50mph limit

• 93mph by a motorcycle on A4 near West Overton

• 408 motorists have been given ‘words of advice’ about their speed and the consequences

• 86 Traffic Offence Reports have been issued and referred to the Criminal Justice Department within Wiltshire Police for prosecution.