Audi driver fined after being clocked at 193kmh on Pacific Highway near Kempsey

About 12.25pm today (September 8), officers from Mid North Coast Highway Patrol were conducting speed enforcement duties on the Pacific Highway at Collombatti, when they allegedly detected an Audi S8 sedan travelling at 193km/h in a marked 110km/h zone.

The driver, a 50-year-old man from Drummoyne, was issued an infringement notice for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h, which carries a penalty of six demerit points and attracts a fine of $2520.

The number plates on the vehicle removed and the man's licence was also suspended.

Police are pleading with drivers to slow down after a number of high-speed incidents on the Mid North Coast.

In another incident, Mid North Coast Traffic and Highway Patrol officers were conducting stationary speed enforcement on Collombatti Road at Frederickton, when they noticed a silver Ford Territory travelling at approximately 101km/h in a sign-posted 50km/h zone.

Police attempted to stop the vehicle before it sped away. Officers activated their warning lights, when the Ford was allegedly travelling at approximately 125km/h.

The vehicle stopped and police spoke with the driver, a 41-year-old man. He was issued with a penalty infringement notice for exceed speed limit over 45km/h, fined $2,520 and six demerit points. His licence was also suspended.

Officers continued stationary speed enforcement on that same road and caught another 10 motorists travelling above the sign-posted 50km/h limit in a 90 minute period.

Coffs-Mid Coast Traffic Inspector, Peter McMenamin, said this sort of behaviour is not only reckless but potentially deadly.

"To date in the Coffs/Clarence and Mid North Coast Police Districts, 13 people have lost their lives in 2020 - while less people have been moving around the state due to the pandemic, traffic in Northern NSW will only increase as the weather warms up," Insp McMenamin said.

"You may have driven these roads for years, but that is no excuse - drivers forget that they are in control of a high-powered machine which can be deadly.

"Always drive to the conditions and within your limits, never have distractions around you, and never drive tired or impaired. School holidays are just around the corner, we need to drive to survive - do not race to your destination, it will still be there when you arrive."

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