Speeder clocked at 139km

A WOMAN lost her licence on the spot after she was booked doing 139km/h on a country road.

Laidley Officer-in-Charge Regan Draheim said police intercepted the woman on Mulgowie Road, Mulgowie about 3.10am on Friday.

Police will allege the vehicle was detected travelling at 139 km/h in a 100km/h zone.

They issued the woman with a roadside breath test that returned a positive reading of 0.161 per cent.

The woman’s licence was automatically suspended, and she was issued with a notice to appear in the Gatton Magistrates Court on September 6.

In unrelated matters, Laidley police intercepted a 46year-old Glenore Grove man about 2.15pm on Saturday for a roadside breath test.

The man returned a positive reading of 0.217 per cent.

Again, the man had his licence suspended on the spot and was issued with a notice to appear in the Gatton Magistrates Court on September 6.

Lockyer Valley police also busted a 50-year-old Laidley man doing 123km/h in a 100km/h section of LaidleyRosewood Road about 12.30pm on Saturday.

The man was issued with an on-the-spot fine and licence suspension.

Snr Sgt Draheim said he was disappointed with the dangerous behaviour.

“I would like to remind people to take care on the roads and obey the road rules,” he said.

“Police will continue to conduct enforcement and take action against drivers who don’t obey the road rules.”

A 19-year-old Brisbane man was detected travelling at 139km/h on the Brisbane Valley Highway at Ottaba.

Police further identified that he was unlicensed following a court disqualification and driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.161.