Tasmania Police says it detected an 18 year old P-Plater speeding, just 500 metres from the scene of a fatal crash on the Bass Highway at Somerset, where a 10 year old girl had died days earlier.
It’s alleged he was travelling at 28 kilometres an hour above the speed limit.
The teenager one of 29 motorists allegedly caught speeding during road safety operations in the north west over the weekend.
A 17 year old learner driver was allegedly caught unaccompanied, operating a vehicle that hadn’t been registered for nine years.
Tasmania Police Acting Inspector Luke Negri said police were provided with excuses for their behaviour including texting while driving and being late for work.
“A text message is not worth a life, and no appointment, shift or deadline justifies putting other road users at risk,” he said
“Every driver has a responsibility to make safe decisions. Speeding, distraction and other dangerous driving behaviours can have devastating and irreversible consequences.”
