A 37-year-old Denman Prospect man was caught travelling 120km/h in a 60km/h zone near a childcare centre at 8am last Friday 24 February 2023.

The man has accrued six demerit points and has been issued an infringement notice for speeding twice the posted limit in Belconnen.  

He was caught while ACT Road Police officers were conducting routine speed enforcement checks of Aikman Drive near a childcare facility on Joy Cummings Place.  

Officers detected the grey BMW sedan and when members stopped the driver, he allegedly told officers he was “sorry” for driving at that speed. 

The driver was issued with an infringement notice, which incurred a fine of $1841 and six demerit points. 

Officer in Charge of Road Policing, Detective Inspector Paul Hutcheson said it was disappointing to see so many Canberrans blatantly ignore speed limits.  

“Put simply, speed kills and apologising for speeding after the fact is just not good enough,” Detective Inspector Hutcheson said.  

“Everyone thinks they will be fine, until they aren’t. We need all Canberra drivers to be sticking to the speed limit and getting to their destinations safely and legally.” 

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