Man charged with dangerous driving after allegedly driving at speeds of over 200km/hr on the M1, Gold Coast

Officers from the Road Policing Investigations Unit (RPIU) have charged a 48-year-old Currumbin Waters man with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after allegedly driving at more than 210km/h along a 26 kilometre stretch of the Pacific Motorway on December 30, 2020.

While conducting their daily review of high-speed camera detections, the officers observed a Holden Commodore utility had activated the fixed speed camera on the northbound lanes of the M1 at Gaven at 2.24am travelling at an alleged speed of 212km/h in the 110km/h zone.

The same vehicle was detected allegedly travelling at 186km/h just seven minutes later on the M1 at Yatala, meaning his average speed over the 26km distance was 213km/h.

Police attended an address at…