The Walking Dead's David Morrissey banned from driving after 'speeding three times in a week'

Daily Mirror

13 hours ago

The Walking Dead star David Morrissey has been banned from driving after he was caught speeding three times in a single week.
David, 61, was sentenced after he was caught driving his black Mini Countryman at 46mph in a 40mph zone on the A406 in north west London early in the morning on August 2 2024. Two days later, he drove 55mph and 48mph in 40mph zones on the A40 near Greenford on August 4 and 5.
He wasn't at the hearing at Willesden Magistrates' Court on Tuesday and was given a £5,700 fine. "Morrissey should pay the full £1,500 costs for the trial last week included in the fine," prosecutor Maya Arputham said.
David already had nine points on his licence and was given nine more, meaning he has an automatic ban from driving for half a year. He previously denied but was found guilty of three charges of excessive speeding.
Conall Bailie, who represented the State of Play actor, said: "There will be no issue in Morrissey paying the fine. But the court costs are a significant amount. The trial was a matter that took up less than three hours of court time. It wasn't particularly lengthy."
District Judge Jack Walsh replied: "The sum of £1,500 in court costs appears to me to be eminently reasonable. I have found all three offences proved. He is convicted of all three offences. He did not have a clean driving record.
"The case he put to court was entirely illegitimate, and he had a chance to come to court and give evidence. A defendant who forces the prosecution to pay attention to such close detail to prove his case is likely to be liable to the full prosecution costs as a result of adopting that sort of approach to the case."