By Tory commissioner who pledged speeding crack down caught speeding five times
A Conservative police and crime commissioner who pledged to crack down on speeding has been caught breaking a 30mph limit five times in just 12 weeks.
The PCC for Nottinghamshire Police, Caroline Henry, admitted the offences at a previous hearing in February at Nottingham Magistrates Court.
It was reported two were committed on consecutive days.
Magistrates were told Henry, had written a letter to the court saying she was “very sorry, embarrassed and ashamed”.
Her defence solicitor Noel Philo said the letter was written on “advice I did not give”.
An administrative hearing held today, the hearing were told that the 52-year-old was caught speeding twice near a primary school.
She was elected to the post in May last year.
Sky News reported was caught speeding in a blue Mercedes and a silver Lexus with a personalised number plate in 30mph zones at four locations in Nottingham in March, May and June last year.
“Speed cameras clocked her going as high as 40mph in a 30mph zone, with the other speeds recorded at 35mph and 38mph.”
The case has now been adjourned until 19 July.
She is expected to argue two of the five offences were due to “emergencies”, with one being when she was “very concerned for one of her children”.
Another controversial allegation for the Conservatives as previously, MP Neil Parish has told the BBC he is resigning as an MP after admitting he watched pornography twice in the House of Commons.
Mr Parish said it had been a “moment of madness” and “I was not proud of what I was doing”.
(Image Source: Caroline Henry/Instagram/Sky News)
