Motorcyclist detected travelling almost 70km/h above limit in Hunter

A motorcyclist has been stopped after being detected travelling almost 70km/h above the limit in the Hunter at the weekend.

About 3.35pm on Sunday 24 March 2019, officers attached to Hunter Valley Highway Patrol were carrying out stationary speed enforcement on the New England Highway at Lower Belford, when they detected a motorcycle travelling at 169km/h in a 100km/h zone.

Police activated lights and sirens and directed the rider to stop.

A 25-year-old Dubbo man has been issued a traffic infringement notice for the offence of motor vehicle exceed speed above 45km/h, and his licence was suspended.

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