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A DRIVER travelling at 201km/h on the Hume Highway is one of several motorists caught at high speeds by police over the Christmas period. The 22-year-old Queensland man, who was unlicensed, was stopped by officers from the Wangaratta Highway Patrol between Wallan and Wandong on Tuesday. He had owned the Nissan GTR Coupe for two hours and told police he had wanted to “go for a squirt” and planned to swap drivers at the next exit. Sen-Sgt Col Boyle said at that speed, any crash would have been a fatality. “The combination of a lack of vehicle knowledge, driver inexperience and licensing issues are a recipe for disaster. “The statistics show that in a collision at 100km/h, there’s a 95 per cent chance of fatality. “If you double the speed, the statistics become scary.” The man has been charged with reckless conduct endangering life, speed dangerous and unlicensed driving and will face court at a later date. His car has been impounded by police for 30 days . Officers also caught a 39-year-old Melbourne man speeding at 148km/h on the Hume Freeway at Wangaratta at 11.30am yesterday. He was travelling with his infant child in the car and told police he didn’t realise he was travelling at such high speeds. His vehicle will also be impounded. A man was also detected at 128km/h at Tarrawingee yesterday and tested positive to cannabis. The 53-year-old Beechworth man was issued a penalty notice and has lost his licence. “Generally, most people these days are compliant with the speed limit,” Sen-Sgt Boyle said. “Police will have no tolerance for speeding over the Christmas and New Year period. “It’s a dangerous period on our roads due to the high volume of traffic.” NSW officers also stopped a man travelling with an unrestrained child at 150km/h on the Hume Freeway at Kyeamba on Wednesday, and caught another doing 131km/h before returning a blood alcohol reading of .09. Police are concentrating on road safety.

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