28 September 2012 Last updated at 07:46 ET

York biker banned for 'shocking' 104mph

Wilkinson about to pass the horse and rider Wilkinson pleaded guilty at Selby Magistrates' Court to exceeding the 60mph speed limit

A biker has been banned from driving for 70 days after showing a "shocking" disregard as he passed a horse and rider at 104mph in North Yorkshire.

Garry James Wilkinson, 41, of Huntington, York, was captured on Escrick Road, Stillingfleet in June by a mobile camera.

Wilkinson pleaded guilty at Selby Magistrates' Court to exceeding the 60mph speed limit on his Yamaha.

He was fined £360 with £45 costs and ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge.

PC Zoe Billings, of North Yorkshire Police, said: "The disregard shown by Wilkinson for the safety of the horse and rider is shocking.

"Wilkinson should think himself fortunate to have been facing a speeding charge and nothing more serious."

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