Holiday catches out speeding driver

An Ō amaru man was caught speeding to a Timaru bank on Friday, only to be told by police it was not open due to a public holiday. The 59-year-old was clocked at 149kph on Timaru-Pareora Highway at midday. Senior Constable Tim Easton said the man said he was going that fast to get to the ASB bank before it closed, as they did not have one in Ō amaru. Police then had to inform him that due to it being the revised South Canterbury Anniversary Day on Friday the Timaru site would be closed as it was a public holiday. The man’s car was not impounded, but his license was suspended for 28 days.