Speeding driver cops heavy fine at Dry Creek

Just after 3.30pm Sunday 16 August, Police were conducting speed detection duties on the Port River Expressway when they detected a Holden sedan travelling at 147km/h in a 90km/h zone.

The vehicle was stopped and the driver, submitted to a roadside drug test where he allegedly returned a positive result to cannabis.

Checks on his vehicle revealed that all four tyres were bald.

The vehicle was defected and the driver a 41-year-old man from Woodville North issued with an expiation notice for $2018 for driving at excessive speed and issued with a six-month instant loss of licence.

He may face further charges pending the results of forensic analysis.

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