Milang father caught 90km/h over limit at Strathalbyn with kids in car

A Milang man has been pinged by police driving almost 90km/h over the speed limit at Strathalbyn with his wife and three children on board.

A father-of-three has lost his licence and had his Holden impounded after he was caught driving almost 90km/h over the speed limit with his wife and little kids on-board.

The 33-year-old from Milang was pinged by police for “aggravated extreme speed” at Strathalbyn on Sunday just before 6pm.

Police were performing speed detection duties on Nine Mile Rd, when they recorded his Holden sedan doing 188km/h in a 100km/h zone.

The driver’s wife and their three children – all aged under five – were passengers in the car.

He was reported for aggravated extreme speed and issued with an immediate 12 month loss of licence.

His car was impounded and he will be summonsed to appear in the Mount Barker Magistrates Court at a later date.

A Milang man was caught driving almost 90km/h

12yo among five youths arrested

Police have arrested five people under the age of 20, including a 12-year-old boy, after finding three stolen cars and a stolen scooter at Oakden.

About 10.30pm on Saturday night, police received a report of a vehicle driving erratically on Wright Rd at Valley View.

Checks on the vehicle, a Volkswagen Tiguan, revealed that it was stolen during a break-in at Toorak Gardens on Friday night.

Police patrols searched the area but were unable to find the Tiguan until about an hour later, when it was discovered abandoned in Oakden.

Police also located a Mercedes sedan which had also been stolen at the same Toorak Gardens break-in.

A stolen Kia Sorrento and a scooter were also found nearby.

Investigations led police to a nearby home where they arrested five people – a 12-year-old Campbelltown boy, a 13-year-old Hampstead Gardens boy, a 13-year-old Craigmore boy, a 16-year-old Oakden boy and an 18-year-old Mawson Lakes man.

They were charged with three counts of illegal use of a motor vehicle and aggravated serious criminal trespass.

The adult was refused bail and will appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court today while the youths were bailed to appear in the Adelaide Youth Court at a later date.

The five arrested are currently being interviewed by police.

Fire destroys Port Pirie home

A Port Pirie home has been destroyed in a fire overnight.

About 2.20am, a neighbour called triple-0 to report a house fire on Horner St, Solomontown.

Sixteen firefighters from the MFS and CFS attended the scene and found the home fully ablaze. The home’s two occupants were safely evacuated.

Firefighters were able to save an adjoining property but the home where the fire started was completely destroyed.

The damage bill is estimated to be about $175,000 to $200,000.

Originally published as Milang father caught 90km/h over limit at Strathalbyn with kids in car