Four young drivers are facing heavy fines and licence suspensions after police caught them speeding across Canberra roads last week.
The string of dangerous driving incidents occurred between Thursday night, July 9, and Saturday morning, July 11, and involved drivers aged between 17 and 23.
It follows recent police bodycam footage showing a speeding P-plater on Wednesday night, July 8, who accepted he was going to "100 per cent" lose his licence.
Among those caught were two 17-year-old provisional licence holders driving Volkswagen GTIs, both of whom were fined $750, received four demerit points, and will have their licences suspended for 90 days.
On July 9, ACT road policing officers spotted one of the teenagers, a Bonner resident, driving a black Volkswagen GTI at 114kmh on Horse Park Drive in Throsby, which has a posted speed limit of 80kmh.
On July 10, police spotted a second P-plater driving a white Volkswagen GTI at high speed on John Gorton Drive in Wright. The Gungahlin teenager, who was clocked travelling at 109kmh in a 70kmh zone, also received a police caution for not displaying P-plates on the vehicle.
Later that night, police also pulled over a white Toyota Corolla on John Gorton Drive after observing the vehicle overtaking multiple cars at a dangerous speed.
The Corolla was clocked going 97kmh in a 70kmh zone.
The male driver, a 20-year-old from Kambah, allegedly failed a roadside drug screening test after testing positive for a prescribed drug and is set to face the ACT Magistrates Court for drug-driving and speeding charges.
On July 11, traffic police caught a black Audi Q5 travelling at nearly 130kmh on Yarra Glen and Adelaide Avenue which has a posted speed limit of 80kmh.
A 23-year-old Weetangera man behind the wheel has lost his licence for six months and was fined $1891 and received six demerit points.
Following the speeding incidents, ACT Policing warned the community that dangerous speeds and driving under the influence significantly escalated the risk of severe injury or death on roads.
Police are urging any motorists who witness dangerous driving to upload their dash-cam footage directly to the ACT Policing Dangerous Driving Portal to assist investigators in keeping local roads safe.
