Driver returns positive roadside drug test after being caught 114/h in 60km/h zone - Riverstone

Police have arrested a man after he was detected speeding more than 45km/h over the limit at Riverstone earlier this week.

About 3:45pm on Tuesday 3 November 2020, officers from Quakers Hill Highway Patrol detected blue Subaru allegedly travelling at 114km/h in a 60km/h zone along Railway Terrance, Riverstone.

The vehicle was stopped by police and the driver, a 32-year-old man, was subjected to a roadside drug test which allegedly returned a positive result.

The driver was arrested and conveyed to Riverstone Police Station where a secondary test was conducted returning a positive result to methamphetamine.

The Bidwill man was issued with an infringement notice for exceed speed limit over 45km/h.

His licence was suspended for six months and the vehicle registration plates were seized for three months.

Further charges are pending the outcome of the drug test.

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