Man who drove Lamborghini at 217km/h 'got caught up in the moment', court told

James Wall has been banned from driving for two years for his dangerous driving at the Cannonball Charity Run

James Wall drove his car at more than twice the 100km/h speed limit. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

A 39-year-old man who drove his Lamborghini at 217km/h — more than twice the 100km/h speed limit — along a stretch of the N17 in Co Mayo during the recent Cannonball charity run was disqualified from driving for two years and fined €2,000 by a District Court Judge on Tuesday afternoon.

James Wall, Sullom New Road, Little London, Talley in England, was told by Judge Fiona Lydon at Castlebar District Court that his driving between Kilkelly and Claremorris on September 16 last was “unacceptable at any level”. She added that Wall had no “regard for his own safety and the safety of others”.