Police will be proceeding against a 62 year old man from Smithton after he was detected driving his vehicle at 158km/h in a 100 km/h per hour zone. The Range Rover Sport was detected by police at 1:40 pm yesterday as it travelled past South Road at Forest on its approach into Smithton.
Subsequently, the vehicle has been clamped for a period of 28 days and the man faces a four-month licence disqualification.
Police are seeking for any members of the public who may have witnessed or have dash camera footage of the driving behaviour around that time.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at crimestopperstas.com.au. Information can be provided anonymously.