Man caught watching porn while driving 44-tonne HGV

Stock image: Police stopped drivers on the A14, A12 and A1

A man was caught watching a pornographic video while driving a 44-tonne HGV.

He was one of 220 motorists stopped by Suffolk Police on the A14, A12 and A1, between 28 October and 1 November as part of a road operation.

Another person driving an HGV loaded with a fuel was caught smoking in the cab, which police said was "sheer stupidity".

Tim Passmore, Suffolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner, said: "The highlighted case of the man watching a video will shock people I’m sure. I am just glad officers were able to identify this madness and deal with the drivers accordingly."

Police stopped more than 200 vehicles, made two arrests and detected 250 offences as part of a road operation

The force was given a HGV tractor unit by National Highways to carry out patrols across the county and 250 offences were detected with 81 HGVs and 51 smaller goods vehicles stopped.

Over the five days, 83 people were caught not wearing a seat belt, 37 used a mobile phone, 21 had an insecure load, 15 drove without due care and attention. Six people contravened a red light, and four were stopped for not being in proper control.

Five graduated fixed penalty notices were issued, with total fines of £700.

Another 14 people were given words of advice and two vehicles were seized for not having insurance.

Police also arrested two people on the suspicion of drug-driving.