Learner driver clocked at 98mph on motorway outside Lurgan said he was ‘test driving car for a friend’

Learner driver clocked at 98mph on motorway outside Lurgan said he was ‘test driving car for a friend’

A learner driver caught travelling at 98mph along the motorway outside Lurgan said he was “test driving the car for a friend”. Samuel Crawford, with an address listed in Westland Way, Belfast, was detected speeding by police on the M1 motorway outside Lurgan on July 4, 2026. The 39-year-old pleaded guilty to all charges arising from the incident before Craigavon Magistrates’ Court including having no insurance, being a learner driver on the moto…