A man has been banned from driving and given a suspended jail sentence after he was caught driving at 149mph on a dual carriageway.

On June 8 last year, Mohibullah Hussain, 20, of Megdale Place in Aylesbury, was filmed driving on the A41 dual carriageway, between Aylesbury and Aston Clinton, at speeds up to 149mph.

Thames Valley Police’s Aylesbury Stronghold team got hold of the footage and charged Hussain with dangerous driving on December 23, 2020.

Hussain was found guilty by unanimous jury verdict of one count of driving a motor vehicle dangerously in a trial at Amersham Law Courts, which concluded last Friday (June 24).

He was sentenced to six months in prison suspended for 12 months, ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work over the next 12 months, disqualified from driving for 18 months and ordered to take an extended driving test to regain his licence.

He was also ordered to pay £500 in costs in the next three months.

Investigating officer PC Ben McNeill, based at Aylesbury police station, said: “The manner of Hussain’s driving was completely unacceptable, and the speeds he reached caused significant danger to both himself and other road users.

“Hussain had a passenger filming this driving on a phone, and when the footage was located, we charged him with the offence of dangerous driving.

“Driving at excessive speed is one of the fatal four, and Hussain’s actions were extremely dangerous.

“I am pleased that he was convicted of the offence and has now been disqualified from driving and sentenced accordingly.

“We will not tolerate this type of behaviour on our roads, and will always seek to prosecute offenders and put them before the courts.”