A DRIVER has been caught speeding at 109mph on the A27.

Unmarked police patrols in West Sussex caught a number of motorists breaking the law on Sunday, June 26.

A Sussex Roads Police spokesman said numerous traffic stops were conducted, with motorists caught and pulled over for various offences.

A total of three drivers were caught speeding, with the fastest going 109mph on the A27.

The Argus: Driver caught speeding at 109mph on A27 in West Sussex Driver caught speeding at 109mph on A27 in West Sussex

Three motorists were caught driving without seatbelts, while a further two were caught using their mobile phones.

The Sussex Roads Police spokesman said another motorist was caught driving with an unrestrained child in the vehicle, while a car was pulled over for driving with a defective tyre.

The traffic stops were all part of Operation Downsway.

The Argus: Police patrols in West Sussex caught a number of motorists breaking the law on Sunday, June 26 Police patrols in West Sussex caught a number of motorists breaking the law on Sunday, June 26

At the start of April, Sussex Police launched Operation Downsway in an attempt to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured and to target antisocial and dangerous motorists.

Using a variety of tactics including the latest technology in automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) and drones, Sussex Police aim to reduce the fatal five factors.

Speeding is one of the fatal five driving offences, so called as they are the main contributors to fatal road traffic collisions on the roads of Sussex each year.

Careless driving, drink and drug driving, not wearing a seatbelt and using a mobile phone while driving make up the rest of the fatal five.

In the first two weekends of April, Roads Policing Unit officers responded and completed 108 traffic offence reports or conditional fixed penalty notices.

Eight arrests were made and a further 19 motorists were reported for summons.

Meanwhile, officers also issued 20 warnings for antisocial driving, while five vehicles were seized for either insurance or licence offences.

At the time, Superintendent James Collis added: “We know that the fatal five offences are the main factors that cause serious road traffic collisions.

“Which is why we simply will not tolerate the small minority of people who drive or ride anti-socially through the county, putting the safety of others at risk and therefore have a comprehensive plan to target those who do so.”