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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 10:45 am
A MAN clocked driving his Kawasaki ZX6 Ninja motorcycle at speeds over 200kilometres/per hour on the Barkly Highway last October was fined more than $8000 and disqualified from driving for the next two and a half years in the Mount Isa Magistrates Court last week.
Joshua Michael Steward, 27, was observed by police travelling north on the highway at a speed of 217km per hour and accelerating.
The court heard police attempted to intercept the rider but due to the speed of the bike, discontinued their attempts for public safety.
Steward pleaded guilty to a number of unregistered vehicle offences and not guilty in relation to the speed and evade police offences.
He was found guilty of all charges and ordered to pay $426 for driving unlicensed and uninsured, $150 for driving with cancelled plates, $2000 for the speeding offence, $5,500 for evading police and disqualified from driving for two years and six months.
In his summation, the Magistrate Rod Madsen highlighted that Steward's speed was dangerous and said it would have taken him 200 metres to come to a stop if he needed to do so suddenly.
Police reminded motorists that the "Fatal Five road safety campaign includes speeding which is a major killer on our roads especially when some motorists show a blatant disregard for not only their own safety but the safety of other road users".
Joshua Michael Steward, 27, was observed by police travelling north on the highway at a speed of 217km per hour and accelerating.
The court heard police attempted to intercept the rider but due to the speed of the bike, discontinued their attempts for public safety.
Steward pleaded guilty to a number of unregistered vehicle offences and not guilty in relation to the speed and evade police offences.
He was found guilty of all charges and ordered to pay $426 for driving unlicensed and uninsured, $150 for driving with cancelled plates, $2000 for the speeding offence, $5,500 for evading police and disqualified from driving for two years and six months.
In his summation, the Magistrate Rod Madsen highlighted that Steward's speed was dangerous and said it would have taken him 200 metres to come to a stop if he needed to do so suddenly.
Police reminded motorists that the "Fatal Five road safety campaign includes speeding which is a major killer on our roads especially when some motorists show a blatant disregard for not only their own safety but the safety of other road users".
