Officer Caught Speeding

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let it be known,im not cop bashing nor do i want to see this thread turn into one,so plz respect that wish before commenting ok

F6FWY+SS+speeding=twubble :

Speed officer off the dial



February 05, 2007 12:00
Article from: The Daily Telegraph

HE was showing off his driving skills to colleagues – reaching speeds of up to 240km/h on a freeway in a fully marked police car.
But after his fellow constables reported his behaviour to superiors, Senior Constable Andrew Robert Cumming found himself on the wrong side of the law – for driving the speedometer off the dial.

The 30-year-old yesterday pleaded guilty to two charges of exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h on separate days.

Cumming was a specialist highway patrol driver attached to Operation Seta in January last year. Seta was formed to target anti-social behaviour in response to the Cronulla riots.

On January 18 last year, Cumming was driving on the F6 near Bulli with two constables. He explained how the Holden Commodore worked before accelerating to a high speed.

One constable saw the speedo reach 202km/h – although he felt it was going faster – and asked Cumming to stop driving.

According to the constable, Cumming said: "Don't worry. That speedo, it stops at 202. We were actually doing 230-240km/h."

Just two days later Cumming was driving with two different constables when he reached at least 202km/h on the same freeway and overtook about 30 other cars while travelling at that speed. In both cases they were not driving to an urgent police job.

Cumming's barrister Les Nicholls yesterday told Sutherland Local Court that although his client offered no explanation for his behaviour, he was extre- mely remorseful.

"He accepts it was the most irresponsible and recklessly stupid act that he has committed and is extremely remorseful, contrite and embarrassed – not only personally but professionally," Mr Nicholls said.

A DPP solicitor told the court Cumming misused a police vehicle and abused his position of trust.

Cumming was told to pay an $800 fine for each offence plus $67 in court costs.

His licence was suspended in June last year. For the first charge magistrate Antony Townsden suspended his licence for six months, which expired last December. For the second charge Mr Townsden disqualified him from driving for a further one year until December 7.

Mr Townsden described Cumming's behaviour as "gross carelessness and stupidity" which put other lives at risk, telling the court it was the highest speed he had dealt with.

Cumming – who was removed from his position and put on restricted duties – has been an officer for seven years and in the past has served as a volunteer for the RFS and SES.

Clocking a car on the F6 it seems ,hope it was worth it ;)