Two young drivers fined after high-speed offences in Logan District
Police fined a 16-year-old learner and a 20-year-old woman for speeding offences at Logan Reserve and Gleneagle, with licence suspensions imposed.
Two drivers have been fined after police allegedly detected them travelling well over the speed limit in Logan District, with both facing six-month high speed licence suspensions.
State Highway Patrol police allege a 16-year-old Logan boy was detected driving at 122km/h in a 70km/h zone on Logan Reserve Road, Logan Reserve, on 25 September. Police allege he held a learner driver licence and was driving without a supervisor, and without L-plates displayed on the vehicle.
He received traffic infringement notices for exceeding the speed limit by more than 40km/h, failing to display L-plates, and driving a motor vehicle as a learner not under the direction of an authorised supervisor. The penalties total $2,538 in fines, 14 demerit points and a six-month high speed licence suspension. The matter is referenced as QP2601899996.
In a separate incident, a 20-year-old Burleigh Heads woman was allegedly detected driving 59km/h over the speed limit on Veresdale Scrub Road, Gleneagle, on 21 September.
Police allege they saw her turn onto Veresdale Scrub Road from Fields Road before accelerating to 139km/h in an 80km/h zone. She was issued with a traffic infringement notice for exceeding the speed limit by more than 40km/h, resulting in a $1,986 fine, eight demerit points and a six-month high speed licence suspension. The matter is referenced as QP2601848411.
The Queensland Police Service said the enforcement is part of Operation Interpose, which has police boosting high-visibility patrols across the state to deter dangerous driving behaviours.
This report is based on information released by Queensland Police Service.