A teenage hoon who was allegedly high on drugs has been caught speeding down a highway at 193km/h in a powerful sports car.
The 17-year-old was allegedly travelling in a Mazda RX8 at a dangerous 193km/h in a 100km/h zone along the Goldfields Way Highway near Temora in New South Wales on Wednesday.
Officers from Riverina Highway Patrol stopped the vehicle and performed a breath test on the teenager, who even had a 57-year-old supervisor in the car.
Both returned a negative result for alcohol breath tests but returned a positive result for drug tests, police said.
The teenage driver, who was driving a Mazda RX-8 (pictured) returned a positive result for a drug test
They were arrested and taken to Temora Police station where the teenager was issued a Court Attendance Notice for driving at a dangerous speed and exceeding limits by more than 45km/h.
The teenager’s driver’s license was also suspended as police continue to investigate the incident and await results of a second drug test.
He is due to appear before a Children’s Court on September 30.
In a separate incident on Wednesday, another teenage driver was stopped after driving at 175km/h in a 70km/h zone.
The 17-year-old was allegedly travelling in a Mazda RX8 at a dangerous 193km/ in a 100km/h zone along the Goldfields Way Highway (pictured) near Temora in New South Wales on Wednesday
Officers from Botany Bay Highway Patrol were travelling along Airport Drive, Mascot when they stopped the male driver.
The 25-year-old driver produced his learner’s license which was subsequently suspended for six months.
His NSW registration plates were also confiscated for three months.
He was issued a Court Attendance Notice for drive at a speed dangerous to the public, class A motor vehicle exceed speed limit over 45km/h and learner drive motor bike not display L plate as prescribed.
He is due to appear before Downing Central Local Court on September 24.
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