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OTTAWA - A Canadian teenager caught driving at
almost twice the speed limit told police he had overdosed on a
protein drink and was desperately looking for a washroom, the
Ottawa Citizen reported on Friday.

Hayder Mobarak's tale did not impress a local judge, who
gave him a whopping C$926 fine and banned him from
driving for 30 days. Mobarak was clocked doing 195 km per hour
on a road where the limit was 100 km/h.

"I was going to the gym and I was taking a protein shake
and if you overdose it's really painful. This is why I was
rushing to the washroom ... I wasn't thinking, I was in pain,"
the newspaper quoted 19-year-old as saying.

The incident could cost Mobarak even money later on. An
insurance company official told the paper that a high-risk
young driver would have to pay C$8,000 a year to insure a new
car.

# posted by Mike @ 12:51 AM