A teenager’s vehicle has been impounded and his license suspended after he was allegedly clocked driving at nearly twice the speed limit on an Auckland motorway.
A motorway patrol unit on Auckland’s Southern Motorway spotted the vehicle at around 11pm on Sunday.
“Another unit picked up this vehicle on the motorway as it neared the Mt Wellington off-ramp,” Sergeant Chris Mann said.
“It locked the vehicle at an eye-watering speed – nearly twice the speed limit.”
Police attempted to stop the vehicle near the off-ramp, but it sped away.
The Eagle helicopter was deployed and tracked the vehicle, which was spiked — eventually parking on a street in Point England.
The vehicle’s registered owner, an 18-year-old man, will appear in court.
His vehicle was also impounded, and he was suspended from driving for 28 days.
Mann said it was lucky nobody had gotten hurt.
“There is no excuse for driving at this speed and it’s fortunate our staff weren’t knocking on someone’s door last night to advise of a fatality.”
