A 42-year-old man from Newstead will face a 4-month disqualification from driving, has been issued with a $1,161.50 infringement notice and has had his vehicle seized after a silver Nissan X-trail was detected by police travelling at 96km/h in a sign posted 40km/h active road work zone on the East Tamar Highway at Long Reach this afternoon.

Inspector Aleena Crack said that speeds such as this in active road work zones pose a significant risk of serious injury and death to road workers and other road users.

“By targeting motorists travelling through roadworks we’re making sure the employees at those worksites get to go about their jobs in a safe environment,” she said.

“In many cases, speeding in these sorts of areas is due to driver inattention.

“We’ll continue to target this sort of behaviour to make sure people are getting the message about being safe on our roads.

“Just a few seconds of distraction while you’re driving can have devastating results.

“Pay attention, don’t speed and help us keep all road users safe.”