More than $4000 in fines handed to pair caught doing alleged dangerous stunts in weekend ride

Two motorcycle riders allegedly speeding past traffic on William Hovell Drive in Canberra's north were among several motorists police targeted at the weekend.

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On Saturday, October 17, officers on police motorcycles spotted the pair of bikers in Cook "weaving" among other road users at alleged speeds of more than 110kmh in an 80kmh zone.

About 6:45pm, the riders were allegedly seen doing dangerous stunts including riding with one hand and with their feet resting below the handlebars.

Police stopped the riders who had allegedly displayed false number plates. One of the motorcycles had allegedly been unregistered for 14 months and the other had not been registered for six years.

The pair is facing $4600 in combined traffic fines.

The same day, ACT Road Policing officers patrolling Fyshwick saw a grey Holden travelling at 88kmh in a 60kmh zone on Ipswich Street.

The 45-year-old driver from Queanbeyan tested positive for both alcohol and a prescribed drug in his system when police pulled him over.

A police officer seen inspecting the number plate on one of the motorcycles after they were pulled over on William Hovel Drive. Picture supplied

The man is expected to face the ACT Magistrates Court at a later date, charged with drink-driving, drug-driving, speeding and aggravated littering.

Police said he would be charged as a repeat offender because of a prior drink-driving conviction in May 2025.

About 9pm on Saturday, ACT Road Policing officers were conducting random breath tests on Lonsdale Street in Canberra's nightclub district when they stopped a silver Nissan.

The driver, a 20-year-old Watson woman, allegedly tested positive for alcohol and was taken into custody where further testing revealed a blood-alcohol reading of 0.067.

The woman was fined $901 and has been suspended from driving for six months.

The result of an alcohol breath test in Fyshwick on Saturday night shows a reading on 0.139. Picture supplied

Police attended a crash on Antill Street in Downer the following day, Sunday, October 18, where a grey Honda had allegedly crashed into two parked cars.

The driver, a 45-year-old man from Kaleen, had a suspended licence and was allegedly driving an unregistered vehicle while under the influence of methamphetamine.

The man is expected to face court at a later date charged with driving while suspended, using a vehicle with a suspended registration and driving with a prescribed drug in oral fluid.

The same morning, police officers targeting traffic on Yarra Glen, a major arterial road in Curtin, detected a white Subaru Impreza hatchback driving at a speed of 134kmh in an 80kmh zone.

Police allege the driver caught drink driving in Fyshwick also tested positive to driving under the influence of cannabis. Picture supplied

The driver, a 21-year-old man from Wanniassa, was fined $1892, given six demerit points and suspended from driving for six months.

A 55-year-old man from Ngunnawal faced the same fate after police on the Majura Parkway clocked his white Toyota Camry travelling at 149kmh, 50kmh above the limit, about 2pm on Sunday.

"ACT Road Policing and officers from all other teams, will continue to target unsafe behaviour across ACT roads. Speeding and impaired driving are two of the 'Fatal Five' factors contributing to injury and fatality collisions on our roads," a police statement said on Monday, October 19.

Police also reminded Canberra drivers they could report dangerous driving behaviour and submit dashcam footage via the online reporting portal.

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