Sydney man fights fine after speeding to hospital to see dying father one last time

A Sydney man plans to fight a speeding fine he was slapped with while rushing to see his dying father one last time.

Marcus West told the Daily Telegraph he hoped police would afford him leniency when he was caught speeding, while on his way to Greenwich Hospital in the early hours of January 25.

Mr West’s father, former Trinity Grammar principal Roderick West, was dying in hospital of liver cancer.

Rushing to see him before his last breath, Mr West reportedly admitted to speeding a bit to get to the hospital.

He said he was fined $260 after being caught on a fixed speed camera about 4am.

He was reportedly driving 80km/h in a 60 zone on Military Rd.

Sadly he missed his father’s last breath by 10 minutes.

Mr West, a prominent voice coach who had trained the likes of Premier Mike Baird and other government ministers, reportedly said he planned to fight the fine in court after authorities declined to waive it.

Mr West told the Daily Telegraph he sent a copy of his father’s death certificate to the Office of State Revenue.

The office replied that it acknowledged the ‘difficult personal circumstances’ however it could only consider leniency if Mr West had an unblemished record for 10 years.

Mr West said he had no more than two speeding fines in the last 10 years and was disappointed with the decision.

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