Sussex motorist clocked at 103mph - then blamed his dyslexia

3:10pm Saturday 7th August 2010 in News By Anna Roberts, Crime reporter

Sussex motorist clocked at 103mph - then blamed his dyslexia Sussex motorist clocked at 103mph - then blamed his dyslexia

A motorist clocked at 103mph claimed he didn’t know how fast he was driving because he’s dyslexic.

Matthew Cook was spotted weaving in and out of traffic as he sped along the A27 between Falmer and Hollingbury, Brighton.

Witnesses reported the 40-year-old, who is terminally ill, was smoking a cigarette and gesticulating rudely to other drivers while under and overtaking other vehicles.

Yesterday Recorder Christopher Morris-Coole banned Cook, who admitted a count of dangerous driving, from driving for three years and ordered him to take an extended driving test.

Comments(15)

tombraider59 says...
5:19pm Sat 7 Aug 10

Did he think he was driving at 301 mph instead then!!! Or perhaps it was 13 - unlucky for some!

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Tammy Flugh says...
5:52pm Sat 7 Aug 10

It's a good day for rubbish excuses.
Blamed his lack of teeth for mispronunciation..
Blamed his dyslexia for speeding.
Blamed UFO for car crashing through pub wall.
(OK, I made the last one up)

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another village idiot says...
6:45pm Sat 7 Aug 10

What a pathetic whelk of a man for trying to get out of it. Tosspot. I hope he's proud of himself.

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southwicker says...
7:26pm Sat 7 Aug 10

what a c*nt he shouldnt be allowed to drive forever, lucky he didnt wipe out a family the worthless miserable excuse for a human

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ICantThinkOfAName says...
9:12pm Sat 7 Aug 10

I wonder how often he ran out of fuel if he has problems reading his gauges.

And the security word is rely-PUSH.

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tom pepper says...
9:55pm Sat 7 Aug 10

I'm sorry the geezer is terminally ill, but he's also terminally stupid, this can be proved by his actions. Is he trying to take a few other innocent people with him? I'm not being funny, but illness doesn't make you exempt from the law, does it?

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John Steed says...
11:34pm Sat 7 Aug 10

what village (or town) has the privilage of accomodating this idiot

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tombraider59 says...
8:02am Sun 8 Aug 10

southwicker wrote:
what a c*nt he shouldnt be allowed to drive forever, lucky he didnt wipe out a family the worthless miserable excuse for a human
Do you have to use that sort of language? I know most of the word is marked out, but even so, it's not very nice.

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tom pepper says...
11:37am Sun 8 Aug 10

John Steed wrote:
what village (or town) has the privilage of accomodating this idiot
One where the school taught us the way to spell PRIVILEDGE correctly. Please explain the IDIOT comment, or I'll have a word with Emma Peel about your rudeness!

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davyboy says...
1:07pm Sun 8 Aug 10

remove his licence for good. if he has trouble reading his speedo, he might have trouble with road signs, and other things too. there is NO excuse for speeding, and this is about the lamest i have ever heard. what a moron!!!

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TheInsider says...
1:14pm Sun 8 Aug 10

That's not much of a defence if he is admitting that he cannot drive to the speed limit due to dyslexia, then he is admitting that he should not be behind the wheel at all because he is unable to follow safe instruction.
He may as well have said he was blind.
Just a plain old idiot.

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remluf says...
9:13pm Sun 8 Aug 10

Another stupid car driver.

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Tammy Flugh says...
9:26am Mon 9 Aug 10

tom pepper wrote:
John Steed wrote:
what village (or town) has the privilage of accomodating this idiot
One where the school taught us the way to spell PRIVILEDGE correctly. Please explain the IDIOT comment, or I'll have a word with Emma Peel about your rudeness!
It's "privilege", so you can stand in the corner with a dunce's cap too.

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kraftwerker says...
10:54am Mon 9 Aug 10

Quite simply, the chap's not fit enough to be driving. A three year ban and to be ordered to take an extended test is the right punishment, regardless of his current state of health. Perhaps this can be forced upon more rubbish drivers who currently seem to get away with a little slap on the wrists.

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The Good Driver says...
12:28pm Mon 9 Aug 10

If I were to use 'dyslexia' as a defence for an inability to read a speedometer, I'd at least try to use the correct word. Dyscalculia is the term for numeric dyslexia.

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