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Speeding driver caught at 172km/h on Dukes Highway

Police allegedly caught a Murray Bridge man travelling more than 60km/h over the limit near Tailem Bend.

Peri Strathearn

Aug 2, 2020

Police have fined a driver for allegedly going more than 60 kilometres per hour over the speed limit at Tailem Bend.

Police were called after a Ford sedan was seen speeding through the town.

They caught up with it on the Dukes Highway south of town, allegedly travelling at 172km/h in the 110 zone.

At the wheel was a 30-year-old Murray Bridge man.

Officers disqualified him from driving for six months, fined him $1750 and issued him nine demerit points.