November 12, 200718 yr Schoolboy speeds at 115mph in dad's car after row over poor exam results Last updated at 17:35pm on 12th November 2007 Comments (5) An enraged schoolboy was caught speeding at 115mph in his father's car after rowing with his parents over his poor exam results, a court heard. Furious Buster Evans, of Wokingham, Berks., jumped two red lights and drove on the wrong side of the road after being told he would have to leave his £22,000-a-year public school. The aspiring accountant took his dad's black Volkswagen GTI for an evening cruise after being grounded. Magistrates heard how he drove the car through town centre streets with two young women inside and was caught on camera driving at 115mph in a 40mph zone - almost three times the road's speed limit. The court was told that the speeding incident happened the morning after Evans had received his poor AS Level results on August 17. Scroll down for more ... Bradfield College: Buster Evans attended the £22,000-a-year public school near Reading, Berks He had spent the previous day rowing with his parents who had vowed to take him out of posh Bradfield College, near Reading, Berks. Claudius Taylor, prosecuting, told the court in Reading that Evans drove along a road in the town at 51mph - despite it being a 30mph zone - ignoring the flashing lights of a pursuing police car. He told how Evans also drove on the wrong side of a road and through a red light. He then sped at 80mph in a 20mph zone close to a primary school and some shops. Mr Taylor said Evans "came to a rest in a cloud of dust" without stopping or looking for other vehicles. Scroll down for more ... A Volkswagen GTI, similar to the one Evans used "He had failed to stop as he panicked," he added. Evans, who made his way back home at 3am, was later arrested by police. The teenager admitted dangerous driving when he appeared before magistrates. He also admitted a charge of failing to stop a vehicle after being instructed to by a constable. Tom Baker, defending, said: "This is a serious incident. There is no getting away from that." "No injuries took place because most of Reading was in bed. He was 17 years old at the time of the offence." "This was an offence borne out of immaturity. He did not drive away out of a desire to avoid detection, but to avoid the wrath of his father. "He had just learned he should leave the Sixth Form he was attending. That came as something of a stress to him. He had just had stern words with his father about his exam results." "He is a young man from a good family." Evans - now 18 - was banned from driving for two years and will have to take an extended driving test to regain his licence. He was also given a six-month curfew in which he was banned from leaving his house between 8pm and 6am daily.
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