NSW: P-plate driver caught speeding at 141kph

AAP General News (Australia)
12-29-2004
NSW: P-plate driver caught speeding at 141kph

SYDNEY, Dec 29 AAP - A young P-plate driver was caught speeding near Newcastle at 141kph
- 71kph over the speed limit - NSW Police said today.

About 8.30am (AEDT) yesterday, Lake Macquarie Highway Patrol officers detected a northbound
Nissan Skyline travelling at 141kph on Charlestown Road, Kotara.

They issued the 21-year-old driver with a speeding ticket and suspended his licence
for six months.

Last month, P-plate driver Emile Dousset, 20, died when he crashed a high-performance
Nissan Skyline at speeds of up to 180kph on the central coast.

Also killed were his passengers Carl Homer, 33, and pregnant 15-year-old Natasha Schyf.

Last week engaged couple Robert Peov, 21, and Joanna Mourania, 20, died when their
Nissan Skyline sports car hit a power pole at Milperra in Sydney's west.

The deaths prompted police to warn young drivers to slow down, while the NSW government
is considering imposing restrictions on young drivers with high-performance cars in an
attempt to reduce road deaths.

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