Craig Patrick Williams: Speeding man told police he was just making sure they ‘were doing job

A Mermaid Waters man tried to make light of his situation when he was pulled over for going 25 kilometres over the speed limit. Read why he told the magistrate his speeding was a ‘non-event’.

Craig Patrick Williams, 57, appeared in Southport Magistrates Court on Friday to contest the infringement notice issued to him for disobeying the speed limit at Broadbeach Waters. Picture: Facebook

A Mermaid Waters man’s cheeky response to officers who pulled him over for speeding has been revealed in court as he contested the infringement notice.

Craig Patrick Williams, 57, appeared in Southport Magistrates Court on Friday to contest the notice issued to him for disobeying the speed limit.

The court heard police were conducting mobile patrols using radar detection around 1.15pm on January 12, 2025.

Officer saw a grey Porsche Cayenne going 85 kilometres in the 60 kilometre speed zone at Southport Burleigh Road, Broadbeach Waters.

Police pulled over the car, driven by Williams and told him the reading.

“I just wanted to make sure you guys were doing your job” he said.

Williams said he was trying to make light of the situation when he was pulled over for speeding. Picture: Facebook

The court heard Williams told police he had just bought the car and was still trying to get used to the vehicle’s driving style.

Williams, who represented himself, told the court he was making light of the situation when he made the comments.

“That sounded really bad,” he said.

“I knew [police] were doing their job. There was nothing I was going to be able to say to get out of the situation.”

The court heard the Mermaid Waters alternative medicine practitioner travels regularly from the Gold Coast to Brisbane, and racks up around 45,000 kilometres a year.

Williams said by the law of averages he was going to occur some offences at some times.

He told the court he was driving a car he wasn’t used to and wasn’t aware it was on sports mode.

Williams told the court that he was driving a car he wasn’t used to. Picture: Facebook

Williams said he had just gotten out of the 70 kilometre speed zone and put his foot down on the accelerator to allow traffic behind him to merge but the car took off.

He said he was going to brake but was pulled over.

“For the next 50 metres, I would have still been travelling that speed until I hit the brake,” he said. “ … if [police] weren’t there, it would have been for another 10 or 20 metres. It’s a non-event.”

He said he wasn’t in the court because of the heavy $720 fine, but due to the four demerit points it cost him.

Acting Magistrate Finger reminded Williams he could be fined more by coming to court.

“The minute you come before the court … I am not bound by anything,” he said.

He took into account Williams’ early plea and criminal history but found the fine was reasonable in the circumstances.

He was fined $725.