Excessive speeder gets $500 fine, driving school

Michael J. Polley insists he wasn't on an afternoon joyride when a Naperville cop clocked him going 99 in a 30 mph zone.

The 22-year-old Naperville man told a judge Wednesday he was test driving the 1995 black BMW for the car dealership where he worked.

The judge, though, didn't buy the excuse.

Michael J. Polley was ordered to pay a $500 fine after pleading guilty to the excessive speed.

Police arrested him Aug. 21 for driving more than 40 mph over the limit along Quincy Avenue on the city's west side. They also issued a press release, making Polley a local poster boy for reckless driving.

Jill Pelka-Wilger, the city's prosecutor, sought a conviction on the young motorist's permanent driving record. Polley, though, did not have any prior infractions.

So, DuPage Associate Judge Timothy McJoynt granted court supervision. He also order Polley to attend driving school.