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The number of motorists prosecuted or fined for road crimes on West Midlands roads has TRIPLED this year - with the police vowing to catch even more errant drivers in the months ahead.

The rate of prosecution locally is now so high that the courts are struggling to process them quickly enough. The West Midlands force's Chief Constable Craig Guildford has met with court officials to ensure enough sessions are available to deal with the surge in cases.

The rise comes after the police locally pledged to do more to bring criminal and reckless drivers to book amid soaring complaints from other roadusers and concern about too high numbers of deaths and serious injuries caused by speeding, distracted, drugged up or drunk drivers, often without insurance or driving while banne

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