Consultant surgeon caught doing 89mph in luxury Land Rover spared driving ban over claims it would be 'life threatening'
A consultant orthopedic surgeon caught speeding at 89mph in his luxury Land Rover has escaped a road ban after arguing disqualification could have ''life threatening'' consequences for his patients. Professor Chris Peach, 47, was facing a minimum six month ban under the totting up procedure after his £73,000 Discovery R-Dynam was clocked exceeding the 70mph limit on a motorway.
Stockport magistrates heard Peach who lives in Arthog Road, Hale, near Altrincham was caught on camera on July 22 last year driving his Land Rover Discovery at 89 mph between junctions 16 and 17 on the southbound section of the M5 near Tortworth, Gloucestershire He agreed with his lawyer that ''every second counts'' when dealing with life or limb threatening injuries and told the court he had recently been called to provide emergency surgery on an eight-year-old boy, he was operating within 20 minutes of receiving the call.
“If I have to wait half an hour, patients with associated nerve or vessel related injury, which is pretty common, would have to wait an extra half an hour where blood is not getting into the limb or elsewhere. “I am also absolutely really concerned about the effects on patients if I cannot drive. I can reassure the court that the way I drive now has totally changed since this offence was committed.”
“The delay would cause potential life-threatening issues for patients or at least cause issues for patients which would affect their welfare or cause permanent injury. The nature of the work requires him to be there as quickly as possible."
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