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A Highland policeman has been banned from the roads for a year after being caught driving at 136mph on a dangerous stretch of the A9.
Constable Blair McMaster, 28, was caught by a speed camera driving north at Daviot, south of Inverness, at almost twice the 70mph limit.

McMaster was fined £500 at Inverness Sheriff Court.

He will not lose his job but has been stripped of driving duties and will face a misconduct hearing.

The officer was caught at 1545 GMT on 9 November last year at Daviot in his high-powered Subaru Impreza WRX estate car.

Procurator fiscal Gary Aitken told the court: "The legislation that covers the use of speed cameras restricts the charge.

"They can only be used for speeding and not for any of the more significant offences such as dangerous driving."

He added that the road surface was wet and that the volume of traffic volume had been moderate.

McMaster's defence lawyer David Hingston said: "He accepts there is no excuse for his speed. He is well aware it was excessive."

A spokesman for the Scottish Police Federation union said: "Constable McMaster now faces a police misconduct hearing and it would be inappropriate for him to comment.

"However, he pled guilty early and acknowledged his error."

McMaster, from Kirkhill, has returned to work with Northern Constabulary in Inverness.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4152841.stm