A 48-year-old Currumbin Waters man caught driving at more than 210km/h along a 26-kilometre stretch of the Pacific Highway has been charged with dangerous driving.
“While conducting their daily review of high-speed camera detections, officers observed a Holden Commodore utility had activated the fixed speed camera on the northbound lanes of the M1 at Gaven at 2.24am travelling at an alleged speed of 212km/h in the 110km/h zone,” Queensland Police said in a statement.
“The same vehicle was detected allegedly travelling at 186km/h just seven minutes later on the M1 at Yatala, meaning his average speed over the 26km distance was 213km/h.”
Police attended a home in Currumbin Waters on New Year’s Eve, where the vehicle was located.
“The registered owner of the vehicle allegedly admitted driving at the time of the offences but showed no acknowledgement of the seriousness of his actions, or concern about the consequences if he had lost control at that speed.”
Police seized the man’s ute for a mechanical inspection. He is due to appear in Coolangatta Magistrates Court on January 18, charged with dangerous driving.
