Speeding P-Plater Allegedly Caught Travelling At 209km/h At Raymond Terrace

BY IAN  CROUCH

An 18-year-old man has a date in court in April after he was allegedly caught driving at more than 200 kilometres per hour at Raymond Terrace.

Officers were conducting speed checks on the Pacific Highway on Friday when they noticed a utility travelling south at high speed.

They say they clocked the car being driven at 209 kilometres per hour in a 110 zone.

The driver – an 18-year-old man – was stopped a short time later and arrested.
He was taken to Raymond Terrace Police Station where he was charged with

• Drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous
• P2 driver exceed speed by more than 45km/h
• Not display P plates.

The man, from Raymond Terrace, was also alleged to have breached his bail conditions and was refused bail.

He appeared in Raymond Terrace Local Court yesterday, where he was granted conditional bail to re-appear at Raymond Terrace Local Court on Wednesday 18 April 2018.

His licence was suspended on the spot.

Double Demerits in action until Monday

BY JESSICA ROUSE

Police are urging drivers to slow down, stay safe and not to take risks on the Hunter's roads this long weekend, with double demerits in force until midnight on Monday.

Operation Stay Safe will see officers target speeding, seat belt, motorcycle helmet and phone use behind the wheel.

It's only June, but so far the death toll on NSW roads stands at 161.

Chief Inspector of Highway Patrol Phillip Brooks says the wet weather this week and heading into the weekend is making for particularly unfavourable conditions.

"We're urging all road users to please take extra care, we're expecting more traffic on our roads and with significant rainfall right throughout the NSW road network roads will be slippery - people approaching flooded causeways should pull over, wait for that flooded causeway to recede and continue safely on their journey."

Last year's June long weekend saw 131 people injured and four people lost their lives on the state's roads and police are determined that won't be the case come next week.

You may not think you're being watched on the weekend, but you certainly will be.

"We'll have all available 1,350 highway patrol staff and over 500 vehicles on our roads working very closely with general duty police performing speed enforcement, random breath testing and random drug testing all in an effort to drive down the road toll," said Chief Inspector Brooks.