A 31-year-old male from Queanbeyan has been issued with an over 45km/h speeding offence and had his motor vehicle confiscated by THPC police.
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About 4.40pm on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 THPC were conducting speed enforcement on the Kings Highway, Braidwood when they detected a black Ford Mustang travelling at 158km/h in a sign posted 100km/h zone.
The driver was stopped by the police who found that he had his wife and young children in the vehicle at the time.
The police have issued the driver with a fixed penalty infringement notice which is $2520 for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h with a loss of 12 demerit points (double demerits).
His driver licence was suspended for six months and confiscated by police and they have also applied a vehicle sanction to the car.
Police seized the vehicle and had it towed to a vehicle storage yard for the statutory period of three months.
Meanwhile, NSW police are reminding people travelling throughout the region to adhere to the speed limits.
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