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  • Scotland: One-Eyed Deaf Driver, 82, Tows Trailer At 88mph (Says he thought tach was speedo)

    10/21/2007 8:22:18 AM PDT · by Stoat · 20 replies · 132+ views
    The Daily Record (Scotland) ^ | October 20, 2007 | Gordon Currie
    One-Eyed Deaf Driver, 82, Tows Trailer At 88mph Oct 20 2007 By Gordon Currie Oap Faces Road BanA ONE-EYED, deaf 82-year-old was caught pulling a trailer at 88mph on one of Scotland's deadliest roads.Maurice Hollyfield told a court he wasn't paying attention because he had his stereo turned up loud so he could hear the music.He also claimed he thought his car's rev counter was the speedometer.Hollyfield, whose left eye is made of glass, was clocked by a speed camera on the A9 at Waterloo between Perth and Dunkeld. He should only have been doing 50mph.David Holmes, defending, told...