BUSTED: 17-year-old P-plater caught doing 203km/h
Police stopped the driver after he was detected allegedly driving close to 100km/h above the speed limit
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A P-PLATER has been caught by police allegedly travelling almost 100km/h above the speed limit on the Pacific Highway south of Grafton.
About 10.30am on January 9 Coffs Harbour Highway Patrol were conducting stationary speed on the Pacific Highway, Dirty Creek.
A southbound Ford Falcon sedan was allegedly detected at 203km/h in a sign posted 110km/h zone.
Police were able to stop the vehicle a short time later where they discovered the 17-year-old driver held a P1 provisional driver's licence, and is subsequently restricted to 90km/h.
He was issued with a court attendance notice for driving at a speed dangerous and exceeding the speed limit over 45km/h. He is due to appear in Coffs Harbour Local Court on February 3 2020. His licence was suspended and the vehicle number plates were confiscated for three months.
Originally published as BUSTED: 17-year-old P-plater caught doing 203km/h
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