A man said he was speeding on the M1 in Leicestershire because he was rushing to see his mum who had been bitten by a snake.Robert Blay was clocked the heading north on the motorway near Cosby at between 96mph and 98mph.The 49-year-old, of Watergate Court, Leicester, wrote to magistrates admitting breaking the 70mph limit on a 1.1 mile stretch of the motorway on February 7.His letter said he was rushing to see his mother who was seriously ill after being bitten by the serpent.Blay's letter did...
