Police from State Highway Patrol have fined two drivers following recent enforcement activities in Logan District.
A 16-year-old Logan boy has been fined more than $2,500, after police allegedly detected him driving at 122km/h, 52km/h over the 70km/h speed limit at Logan Reserve Road, Logan Reserve on 25 September.
Upon speaking with the boy, police allegedly found that he was the holder of a learner driver licence and was driving without a supervisor or L-plates displayed on the vehicle.
The boy received traffic infringement notices for exceeding the speed limit by more than 40km/h, learner fail to display L plates, and learner drive motor vehicle not under direction of authorised supervisor, with penalties totalling $2,538 in fines, 14 demerit points, and a 6-month high speed licence suspension. QP2601899996 refers.
A 20-year-old Burleigh Heads woman was allegedly detected driving at 59km/h over the speed limit at Veresdale Scrub Road, Gleaneagle on 21 September.
Police intercepted the woman after allegedly observing her turn onto Veresdale Scrub Road from Fields Road, before accelerating to a speed of 139km/h in an 80km/h speed limit zone.
The woman 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. QP2601848411 refers.
