Traffic and Highway Patrol officers continue to target road users making bad choices as part of Operation Towards Zero, NSW Police say.
About 5.20pm yesterday (Saturday 7 January 2017), officers from the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were patrolling the Great Western Highway at South Bowenfels, near Lithgow, when a Toyota Yaris was allegedly detected travelling at a speed of 107km/h in a 80km/h zone.
Police stopped the vehicle and spoke to the driver, a 47-year-old man, who was unable to produce a licence.
The driver was issued a Field Court Attendance Notice for drive motor vehicle during disqualification period, and class A motor vehicle exceed speed > 20 km/h.
He is due to appear at Lithgow Local Court on Thursday 8 March 2018.
A passenger, a 28-year-old man was arrested and taken to Lithgow Police Station.
He was charged with aggravated break and enter, and common assault.
Police will allege this relates to an incident in Wagga Wagga on Sunday 24 December 2017.
The man was refused bail to appear at Lithgow Local Court today (Sunday 7 January 2018).
In a separate incident, officers from the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were performing speed enforcement duties on General Holmes Drive at Mascot, about 11.20pm yesterday (Saturday 7 January 2017), when a Volkswagen Golf was allegedly detected travelling at a speed of 139km/h in a 70km/h zone.
Police attempted to stop the vehicle, which accelerated away.
The Volkswagen was sighted on Epsom Road at Rosebery and a pursuit initiated.
The driver, a 21-year-old man, was arrested when the Volkswagen stopped on Morley Road.
He was taken to Mascot Police Station and charged with class A motor vehicle exceed speed > 45 km/h, drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous, and police pursuit - not stop - drive recklessly.
The man was granted conditional bail to appear at Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday 8 February 2018.
His licence was suspended and his number plates seized.
Traffic and Highway Patrol Acting Commander, Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy, said the responsibility of reducing road trauma lies with every person using the road.
"We will ensure that anyone caught taking risks, or risking the lives of others, by doing the wrong thing on the road, will be stopped and dealt with according to the law,
"We will have more officers, more often, at more locations to detect, stop and take those road users not obeying the rules off the roads," Assistant Commissioner Corboy said.
