Monday31 January 2022 12:00:42 PM
A man will appear in court next month charged with driving offences in the state’s south.
About 10.15pm on Saturday 29 January 2022officers attached to Yass Highway Patrol were called to Sutton RoadSuttonfollowing reports of vehicles conducting burnouts and street racing in the area.
Upon arrivalpolice saw about 40 vehiclesincluding a silver Holden Caprice sedan conducting a burn out and emitting a large amount of smoke.
Police spoke to the driver – a 26-year-old man – with inquiries revealing the car was unregistered.
The man was issued a Court Attendance Notice for prolongedsustained loss of traction (burnout)participate in group activity contrary to subsection 1and use unregistered motor vehicle on road.
The manfrom Belconnen in the ACTis due to appear in Yass Local Court on Friday 18 February 2022.
He was issued with a suspension notice for his licence and his vehicle was confiscated for three months.
Inspector David Cowell from The Hume Police District said police will continue to target dangerous driving.
“Behaviour like this on our roads is totally unacceptable and puts the community at risk,” said Inspector Cowell.
“Police will continue to target road users doing the wrong thing to ensure that members of the public – and other road users – are kept safe.”
Anyone with information about dangerous driver behaviour is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.
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