30/08/2025
Learner Driver, Dangerous Lesson.
About 10:23pm on Friday 22nd August, Lake Illawarra Highway Patrol checked the speed of a black Hyundai southbound on the M1 Motorway Dapto at 140km/h in a 100km/h zone. The vehicle was stopped and the driver spoken to. He produced a learners licence (restricted to 90km/h), and was not accompanied by a licensed driver. The driver completed a breath test which returned a positive reading. The driver was arrested and conveyed to Dapto police station where he returned a breath analysis reading of 0.051.
The driver completed an oral fluid test which returned a positive result to cannabis, a further oral fluid sample was collected and sent for analysis.
The driver was issued infringement notices for drive with low range PCA, learner not accompanied, learner not display L plates and learner driver exceed speed limit >45km/h. Total price of infringements $5167.
The driver was also issued a 6 month suspension.
