24-11-2008, 03:12pm
azifucan Wrote:a local young guy here in dubbo just got jailed for 8 months for doing 170 kph in a 50 zone( on a r1 ithink). pretty clean driving record and no other criminal record. looks like they are out to set an example of him. he has already appealed it and his appeal was dissmissed. the road he was caught on is straight flat , no houses, is a school zone but it was 6.30 am when he was caught. i still cant get my head round that they would jail him for that, i would expect a monster fine and maybe community service or simmilar but 8 months. just a tad excessive me thinks
so to all be carefull we all know how easy it is
i remember 5 years back -- a guy stole a car - killed a kid near smithfield - left the scene - they later caught him -- he was off his nut on drugs -- got 6 months jail .......
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