An 18-year old Christchurch man is facing dangerous driving charges following a “crazy, idiotic display of speed” south of the city earlier this week.<\/p>\n
Christchurch Highway Patrol constable Scott Agnew was issuing a ticket on the Southern Motorway when a Holden Commodore “screamed past” at about 1pm on Tuesday, driving at more than 200 km\/h.<\/p>\n
“It was an absolutely crazy, idiotic speed,” he said.<\/p>\n
“There are a lot of people on that motorway at 1pm on a weekday; a crash at that speed would have been catastrophic.”<\/p>\n
Police later found two witnesses yelling at the driver as he checked a damaged wheel in a Rolleston car park.<\/p>\n
“This was a horrendous speed, putting other road users at extreme risk,” Agnew said.<\/p>\n
“He’s very lucky, as are all the other people who were on that road with him.<\/p>\n
“As a driver, the decisions you make impact not only you and those in your vehicle, but everyone else on the road around you.”<\/p>\n
The man has been summonsed to appear in court on a charge of dangerous driving, with his car impounded for 28 days and his licence set to be suspended.<\/p>\n
A police spokesperson would not say what speed he was travelling at out of fear of copycat behaviour.<\/p>\n
“People will try and beat it, believe it or not.”<\/p>\n
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