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Two drivers in double trouble

TWO Canberra drivers were caught double the limit over the weekend, one more than double the speed limit and one more than double the alcohol limit.

At 5.25pm on Sunday, a 21-year-old Belconnen man was caught on a motorcycle travelling twice the speed limit on Ginninderra Drive, Latham.

The man, who held a learner licence, was travelling at 160km/h, telling police he was speeding because it was an open road and he was having a bit of fun.

His licence will be suspended for three months, and he was fined $1841 and six demerit points.

In a separate incident, at 10.20pm on Saturday, a 24-year-old Coombs woman was seen driving on the wrong side of Phillip Avenue, in Downer.

She was stopped by police, her breath analysis recorded a 0.105 blood alcohol concentration, more than twice the legal 0.05 alcohol limit.

Her right to drive in the ACT was immediately suspended for 90 days, and she will face court for drink driving at a later date.

Over the weekend ACT Police issued 72 traffic infringements, 18 traffic cautions, 18 defect notices, and conducted 289 random breath tests and 17 roadside drug tests.

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