Driver busted at 215km/h

By Jo Kennett

A DRIVER put lives at risk by reaching speeds police described as “outrageous” on the Pacific Highway near Clothiers Creek earlier this month.

Tweed Police have just released details of the offence, saying that on Saturday, March 4, Highway Patrol officers detected a 40-year-old man from Queensland driving a grey Volkswagen Golf R entering the Pacific Motorway from Clothiers Creek at an estimated speed “in excess of the prevailing 110km per hour speed limit.”

The driver then accelerated quickly, reaching speeds of 199km/h before reaching a speed of

“not less than 215km/h in a 110 km/h speed zone.”

The male driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was stopped a short distance away.

He produced a suspended Queensland interstate licence.

The man was charged with exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h, driving in a dangerous manner and driving while his licence was suspended.

He will front Murwillumbah Local Court at a later date.

Police said that his visiting privileges to drive in New South Wales were immediately suspended.

The driver of this VW Golf was busted doing 215km per hour where the radar took a capture at 199