At about 8.20 pm, on Sunday 19 August 2012, police from Northern Traffic Services  detected a Black Mazda hatch travelling at high speed on the Midland Highway near the Kings Meadows Connector in Launceston. 

The vehicle was checked travelling at 161 km/h in a 110 km/h zone.

Police were shocked when they discovered that the driver of the vehicle was a 17 year old female from Newnham.  She was the holder of a first year (P1) provisional driver’s licence and was displaying ‘P’ plates on her vehicle.  She had been caught travelling at more than double the 80 km/h speed limit for first year drivers.

The Mazda was subsequently clamped for a period of 28 days under Tasmania’s hooning laws. 

The driver will be charged by summons.

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