Two drivers have licences suspended overnight

Two drivers have been caught travelling more than 45km/h over the speed limit, in two separate incidents last night in Weston Creek.

About 7.55pm (Thursday, 5 September 2024) ACT Road Policing officers detected a motorcyclist travelling at 119km/h in the 70km/h zone along Cotter Road, Coombs. 

About thirty minutes later, a white station wagon was caught travelling at 117km/h in a 60km/h zone along John Gorton Drive, Denman Prospect.

Both drivers had their licences suspended for 90 days, and were issued a fine of $1841 and incurred 6 demerit points.

Officer in Charge of Road Policing Detective Inspector Mark Steel said speeding reduces the ability to control a vehicle and increases the likelihood of a collision.

“Drivers who speed are gambling with their own lives as well as the lives of other drivers, passengers, pedestrians and cyclists,” Detective Inspector Steel said.

ACT Policing are urging drivers to slow down on Canberra Roads, with speed being one of the “fatal five” and a leading contributor to road trauma.

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