A health and safety expert has been banned from driving after he was caught shaving as he overtook a line of rush hour traffic at 70mph. Edward Hutcheson, 39, was seen leaning forward to look in his rear view mirror as he used an electric shaver.
Hutcheson, who had previously worked on accident investigations with the police, claimed he was late for a first aid course he was to deliver and had been leaning across the car at an awkward angle so he could see past a dozen mannequins he had stored in the back of his car.
The court heard how police officers saw him drive past their patrol vehicle as he used an electric shaver on his face and crane his head to look in the rear view mirror.
They turned around and chased Hutcheson, before catching up with him a mile further on.
He had one hand on the wheel and police said he appeared to be checking if he was "getting a good shave".
He was banned for six months and fined 300£ after being found guilty of careless driving.
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