'Look no hands' as officer on 999 call breaks speed limit

A police officer took his hands off the wheel and made "thumbs-up" gestures at a speed camera as he answered two 999 calls just hours apart.

The speed limit was 40mph, but he was driving at 68mph and 73mph.

David Mayes, 34, was captured on camera in July last year on Halifax Road, near Browning Road, Grenoside, Sheffield.



Yesterday the South Yorkshire policeman was banned from driving for six months after he pleaded guilty to two counts of careless driving.

He was also fined £400 for both offences, which he committed in the early hours of the morning.

Mayes has already been suspended from front-line duties and faces misconduct proceedings.