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James Rodger & Kirsty Bosley

Woman speeds past police at 95mph in a 40 zone, with a BABY in the car

A police officer has shared a hair-raising video of a woman appearing to speed past him at 95mph with a baby in the back of the car.

The woman was allegedly speeding in a 40mph zone, and now faces court proceedings, BirminghamLive reports .

Chief Constable Nick Adderley from Northamptonshire Police tweeted the dashcam footage of the woman overtaking his unmarked car in Northampton.

Mr Adderley was praised on Twitter by a passing colleague who spotted the chief constable dealing with the 21-year-old driver of the Volkswagen Golf after she was pulled over.

The officer, tweeting under his collar number, wrote: "Just returning to Northampton from a job in Towcester and spot @NorthantsChief with a vehicle stopped, hi vis on and his pen out. #LeadingByExample #Legend."

He said he posted the video to "highlight the clear decline in standards of driving on our roads and the blatant disregard for the law".

Police and crime commissioner Stephen Mold had "committed to greater investment in roads policing", Mr Adderlet added, branding the offence "shocking and unforgivable".

The woman is alleged to have accelerated to more than 100mph on a 50mph stretch of road before being issued with a notice to attend court.

The incident comes within a week of another stop by the senior officer, who previously posted a photograph of an Audi RS5 whose driver was reported for speeding.

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