Motorist hit 111mph in 30 zone in village

POLICE URGED TO STEP UP SPEED ENFORCEMENT

- By STUART ARNOLD

Newton Under Roseberry with Roseberry Topping in the background

CLEVELAND Police have been urged to step up enforcement of speed limits in a picturesque village after one motorist was clocked doing an “insane” 111mph in a 30mph zone.

The results of a council traffic survey in Newton under Roseberry, which took place over six days last month, showed the offending vehicle sped through the village between midnight and 1am one morning.

Meanwhile, analysis of the survey shared with The Gazette by concerned villagers showed two vehicles were recorded doing between 80mph and 90mph over the period and six between 70mph and 80mph.

Newton under Roseberry is on the A173 between Pinchinthorpe, near Guisborough, and Great Ayton, a maximum 40mph stretch, which prior to 2019 was 60mph before a change took place aimed at protecting pedestrians and cyclists.

On the approach to the village - which lies in the shadow of Roseberry Topping and is also the location of a popular pub, The King’s Head - the limit drops to 30mph.