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A police officer who has been found guilty of dangerous driving has escaped without punishment after the judge told him he had "suffered enough".
PC Mark Milton was given an absolute discharge after being found guilty of dangerous driving for reaching speeds of up to 159mph in an unmarked police car.
District Judge Peter Wallis that he had suffered enough with two-and-a-half years of court proceedings.
Milton was convicted at Ludlow Magistrates' Court following a second trial after he was acquitted of the same offence last year.
The High Court overturned his acquittal earlier this year and ordered a re-trial. An appeal against the conviction has now been lodged.
Andy White, chairman of the West Mercia Police Federation, said that, due to the conviction, Milton would be subject to a disciplinary hearing with the force but that would more than likely not take place until after the appeal.
PC Milton's solicitor, David Twigg, said the appeal would challenge the judge's view that Milton's advance driving skills were irrelevant to the charge.
He said Milton's driving was entirely in accordance with the training he had been given.
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Another case of ' One Law for the Police and another Law for the Public ' .. he wasn't even on duty at the time .. he states he was just ' practising ' his driving skills. He should have got, at least, the Statutory ' Over 100mph Ban ', imo.
On many occasions, Police Persuit Cars, have been the cause of Road Accident fatalities
