16 April 2025, 7:18 AM
This news story is not from Lismore or the Northern Rivers, but it is Crazy But True, so it is worth reading.
A woman has been charged – and her vehicle confiscated – after she was allegedly detected speeding in the state’s south three times on the same day.
Police were called to the Hume Highway, Gunning, about 45km east of Yass, following multiple calls relating to alleged dangerous driving.
Officers attached to the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command stopped a 19-year-old woman about 10.40am, after allegedly she was detected travelling in excess of the 110km/h speed limit. She was issued with an infringement notice for exceeding the speed limit by more than 20km/h.
About 11.45am on the same day, officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were patrolling the Hume Highway, Tumblong, about 14.5km southeast of Gundagai, when they detected a P-plate driver allegedly travelling at 215km/hr in a 110km/hr zone.
The same 19-year-old female driver was stopped and issued with a court attendance notice for drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous, and P2 driver exceed speed by more than 45 km/h. Her P2 licence was suspended and her vehicle licence plates confiscated for three months.
She will appear in Gundagai Local Court on Friday, 13 June 2025.
About 2.10pm on the same day, the same driver was allegedly detected travelling at 201km/h in a 110km/h zone on the Hume Highway, Table Top, 16km north-east of Albury.
She was stopped and arrested, before being taken to Albury Police Station where she was charged with drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous, class A motor vehicle exceed speed by more than 45 km/h, drive motor vehicle while licence suspended, operate vehicle during number-plate confiscation period, and tamper with etc number-plate confiscation notice.
She was granted conditional bail to appear in Albury Local Court on Wednesday, 30 April 2025.
Crazy But True.