Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Motorist admits careless driving charge on notorious Berridale Braes

Berriedale Braes
Berriedale Braes

A driver’s behaviour on the notorious Berriedale Braes in the Highlands caused concern to police travelling in the opposite direction.

Wick Sheriff Court heard yesterday that Steven Morris was travelling too close to the car in front of him, on July 22 last year.

The police, who were returning to Dingwall, turned their unmarked car to follow the accused.

Fiscal Fraser Matheson said that by that time, Morris had overtaken the vehicle in front of him and “sped away”.

The pursuing officers estimated his speed of the accused’s Ford Focus ST at 77 mph on average.

Mr Matheson told Sheriff Andrew Berry: “As you will know, the speed limit on that section of the A9 is 60mph but there are a number of sharp bends and it is fair to say that while 60mph is the permitted maximum speed, it is not necessarily an appropriate one.”

Morris, of Mayfield Road in Thurso, was stopped at the village of Dunbeath and given the option of a fixed penalty, which was unpaid.

He admitted a charge of careless driving by driving too close to the car in front of him and travelling at an excessive speed.

Sheriff Berry, who observed that Morris had a significant record for road traffic offences, ordered his personal appearance on March 1.