Five people have had their drivers licence suspended after they were detected allegedly travelling in excess of the speed limit in south west Sydney overnight.
About 9pm Friday 11 December 2020 Liverpool Highway Patrol were conducting stationary LIDAR duties on Camden Valley Way at Leppington about 9pm (Friday 11 December 2020), when they saw a motorcycle allegedly being ridden at high speed.
Checks showed the rider LIDAR checks showed the motorcyclist to be travelling at an alleged speed of 156km/h in a sign-posted 80km/h zone. The 27-year-old male rider was issued a fine for exceed speed by more than 45km/h and his licence was suspended for six months. The registration was cancelled for three months and the plates confiscated.
Less than an hour later – and at the same place – a 19-year-old P-plate driver was detected allegedly driving at 115km/h. He was stopped and issued with a speeding fine as well as having his licence suspended for three months.
A few hours later at 1am (Saturday 12 December 2020), Highway Patrol officers were conducting speed-enforcement duties on the M7 at Hinchinbrook when a white VW Golf was detected travelling at 132km/h in a 90km/h zone. The 17-year-old female P-plate driver was issued with a speeding fine and her licence suspended for three months.
One hour later at 2am, the Liverpool officers had moved to the Hume Highway, Casula, where they detected a Mercedes sedan travelling at 142km/h in a sign-posted 90 km/h zone.
The 38-year-old male P-plate driver was issued with a fine for speeding by more than 45km/h and his licence suspended for six months.
Thirty minutes later at the same location, a white Kia hatch was detected travelling at 133km/h. The 20-year-old female P-plate driver was also fined and has lost her licence for three months.
South West Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander, Acting Superintendent Robert Toynton, stressed the importance of motorists following the road rules and thinking of other road users to ensure everyone reaches their destination safely.
“This reckless behaviour we’re seeing on our roads is very troubling for police,” Acting Superintendent Toynton said.
“Police will continue to patrol the roads of New South Wales and people need to realise that your choices as a driver do not just affect yourself but everyone else on the road.”
