The 20-year-old learner driver was allegedly also on drugs when his ute was detected at 143 kilometres an hour above the speed limit, shortly before it broke down on the North-South Motorway.
A learner driver detected at 143 kilometres an hour above the speed limit in "one of the highest speeds ever captured" on South Australian roads was also allegedly on drugs at the time, police say.The 20-year-old driver was on his learner permit, police sayThe 20-year-old Smithfield man, was driving a black Holden ute on the North-South Motorway at Waterloo Corner in Adelaide's north on Monday evening.
"The Holden ute suffered mechanical failure and police were able to catch up to the car to speak to the driver," police said.The driver also allegedly returned a positive drug test, which will be sent to Forensic Science SA for further analysis, police said. The driver has lost his licence, had his car impounded and will face court after being reported for extreme speed and other offences.
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