A HEFTY fine for exceeding the speed limit by more than 41km/h was handed down at Joondalup Magistrates Court on Friday.
Lara Cherie Jacobs appeared before Magistrate Jennifer Hawkins charged with driving at 94km/h on Prindiville Drive in Wangara, which has a speed limit of 50km/h.
When asked if she had anything to say to the magistrate about the May 21 incident, Ms Jacobs said “no”.
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READ NOWMs Hawkins acknowledged Ms Jacobs’ early guilty plea for “driving 44km/h over the speed limit, which is very high in an area where you should be driving at 50km/h”.
She also acknowledged Ms Jacobs is currently not working and receiving Centrelink benefits.
Ms Hawkins issued a fine of $1200.
There were no court costs because it was a statutory requirement the matter be heard.
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