A WORRIED dad who was trying to get home after receiving a distressed phone call from his pregnant partner about his child being unwell, was clocked driving at 87mph in a 30mph zone.
Neil Callaway, 35, told Grimsby magistrates he was travelling at the speed after hearing his two-year-old son Jaden's temperature had soared.
He admitted speeding on College Road, East Halton, on September 13.
The dad-of-seven, of Pasture Road, Barton, later told the Telegraph he had no idea he was going that quickly.
The self-employed sign writer said he had been suffering great stress at the time because there had been problems with his partner Emma Rushforth's pregnancy and he was deeply concerned when he received the phone call.
He said: "It was right that I got home quickly but I was still wrong and I am not condoning speeding."
Ms Rushforth, 25, gave birth to premature twins a month later. They were kept in hospital for four months.
Mr Callaway has since given up work to help look after the family.
He said: "The phone message I received at work from my distressed partner was very muffled.
"All I heard was someone needed to go to hospital and as my partner was six months pregnant at the time, I was very concerned about my family.
"I didn't realise I was going that quickly. The only thought on my mind was getting home as soon as I could."
When Mr Callaway got home, then drove to the Diana, Princess Of Wales Hospital, in Grimsby, where Jaden was diagnosed with acute tonsillitis, put on a drip and given antibiotics.
He was fined £80, banned from driving for 21 days and ordered to pay £40 costs and a Government-imposed £15 victims' surcharge.
Mr Callaway said: "I expected far higher, so I am glad the magistrates were compassionate about my situation.
"I didn't set out to go that fast, but my partner was six months pregnant and my son was ill, so I knew I had to be home."
