
Five drivers lost their licences and two motorcyclists were fined a combined $4600 during a weekend crackdown on speeding and impaired driving across Canberra.
Police caught two motorcyclists travelling at more than 110km/h in an 80km/h zone on William Hovell Drive in Cook on Saturday evening.
The riders were allegedly weaving through traffic, sometimes riding with one hand off the handlebars and their feet below them.
Both motorcycles had false numberplates and had been unregistered for 14 months and six years respectively.
Also on Saturday, a 45-year-old Queanbeyan man was caught travelling at 88km/h in a 60km/h zone on Ipswich Street, Fyshwick, before allegedly testing positive for alcohol and drugs.
The man, previously convicted of drink driving in May 2025, is expected to be charged with speeding, drink and drug driving, and aggravated littering.
Later that night, a 20-year-old Watson woman returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.067 in Braddon. She was fined $901 and had her licence suspended for six months.
On Sunday morning, a 45-year-old Kaleen man allegedly tested positive for methamphetamine after crashing into two parked cars on Antill Street, Downer. Police say his licence and vehicle registration were both suspended.
Two other drivers were caught speeding on Sunday, including a 21-year-old Wanniassa man travelling at 134km/h in an 80km/h zone on Yarra Glen, Curtin, and a 55-year-old Ngunnawal man travelling at 149km/h in a 100km/h zone on Majura Parkway.
Both were fined $1892, incurred six demerit points and had their licences suspended for six months.
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