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Newly licenced driver caught speeding

August 21, 2024 6:19 am in by
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A man will face court after being clocked doing more than 170km in a one hundred zone.

Geelong Highway Patrol has been on the Princes freeway at Lara conducting speed checks on August 18 when a red Renault was seen travelling at a high speed just before 10pm.

The driver was caught at 171 km/h travelling in the 100 km/h zone.

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The 18-year-old, who had held his licence just 3 months, had his car impounded for 30 days, and is set to face court at a later day for a number of traffic offences.

So far this year 181 lives have been lost on the roads, four more than at the same time last year.

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