Speeding drivers hit with hefty fines

Key points

• Two drivers have faced heavy penalties after State Highway Patrol officers recorded them exceeding posted limits. A 16-year-old learner, allegedly clocked at 122km/h on Logan Reserve Road on September 25, was fined $2538 and given three infringement notices, 14 demerit points and a six-month high-speed licence suspension.
• Police said he lacked a supervising driver and was not displaying L-plates. Separately, a 20-year-old Burleigh Heads woman was allegedly recorded at 139km/h in an 80km/h zone on Veresdale Scrub Road at Gleneagle on September 21.
• She received a $1986 fine, eight demerit points and a six-month suspension.