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Young driver clocked at 159km/h on Hunter Road

Plus a thief makes off with some recycling and police set up speed cameras around the Murraylands.

Liana Webster

Jun 19, 2025 — 1 min read

Man from Younghusband caught going nearly 50km/h over legal limit. Photo: Narvikk/Getty Images

A 23-year-old man from Younghusband has allegedly been detected travelling at 159 kilometres per hour in a 110 zone.

At around 1.20pm on Saturday, police caught a Ford ute on Hunter Road, Bowhill.

The man was issued with an expiation notice totalling $1997 and nine demerit points; he also lost his license for six months.

Over the weekend, police also caught:

A 67-year-old woman from Coromandel Valley on Long Island Road, Murray Bridge at 12.10am on Sunday, when she allegedly produced a blood alcohol reading of 0.62
A 18-year-old Murray Bridge man driving a Holden ute on Industry Road, Murray Bridge at 1.50am on Sunday, when he allegedly produced a blood alcohol reading of 0.203
A 48-year-old Mannum man stopped on McQuarrie Street, Murray Bridge on Monday after checks revealed he was allegedly driving whilst suspended

Gotta get that five cents per bottle

Who would have thought a thief would target a wool bale full of recycling?

A Murray Bridge resident has warned Murray Bridge News that someone came into their backyard during the past week and took off with a large sack full of bottles and cans, ready to be recycled.

The items were being stored in two old wool bales; the thief tipped everything into one of them, then took off with it.