1 June 2020

Driver detected travelling 100km/h over speed limit near Holbrook

| Edwina Mason
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100km/h over speed limit near Holbrook

The 29-year-old Lidcombe man was issued with an infringement notice for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h and his driver’s licence was suspended on the spot for six months. Photo: NSW Police Facebook page.

A driver allegedly travelling at more than 100km/h over the marked speed limit has had his licence suspended after being detected by NSW Police in southern NSW at the weekend.

About 9:40 am on Saturday, May 30, officers from Murray River Police District Highway Patrol were conducting speed enforcement duties on the Hume Highway at Little Billabong, approximately 30 kilometres north of Holbrook.

Officers detected a BMW sedan allegedly travelling at 210km/h in a marked 110km/h zone.

The vehicle was subsequently stopped and officers spoke with driver.

Police issued the 29-year-old, from the Sydney suburb of Lidcombe, an infringement notice for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h and suspended his driver’s licence on the spot for six months.

The penalty for exceeding the speed limit is $2482 and six demerit points.

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