Man banned from driving over street racing

Keiran Stewart was seen driving more than 100mph before he was pulled over by officers (generic image)

A man has been banned from driving after being caught street racing at more than 100mph in Birmingham.

Keiran Stewart, from Telford, was seen speeding along the A38 Sutton Coldfield bypass by police responding to complaints of racing in the early hours of 27 January.

The 27-year-old admitted dangerous driving and was given a suspended 20-week prison sentence at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on 28 May.

He was also disqualified from driving for 18 months, fined more than £230 and ordered to complete 100 hours of community service.

Stewart would be required to sit an extended test before being able to get behind the wheel again, West Midlands Police said.

Street racing, also known a car cruising, is banned in Birmingham as well as Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall after High Court injunctions were put in place in February.

The injunctions prohibit people driving, being a passenger or rider at a gathering where there is motor racing or motor stunts or other dangerous or obstructive driving.

Incidents of street racing should be reported to police, a force spokesperson said.