Three teenagers will face court after police allegedly caught them street racing in unroadworthy cars through McLaren Vale, south of Adelaide.
Police say speed cameras on Main Road detected three cars travelling at more than 135 kilometres per hour in an 80kph zone at about 8:40pm last night.
The operator notified police and all three drivers, aged 17, 18 and 19, were stopped a short time later in Aldinga Beach.
Senior Constable Matt Brown said they were facing serious charges.
"It'll be alleged the three drivers all knew each other, all were on their P-plates, all had a passenger in their vehicle and all three vehicles were defected for serious safety issues, including the Holden Commodore sedan and the Mitsubishi Mirage having their exhaust systems removed," he said.
The Mirage appeared to have its front seats seats connected to the chassis with straps rather than bolts.
The third car involved, a Holden Commodore wagon, apparently had bald tyres.
Stricter deadline for hoon fees
The South Australian government is announcing today that hoon drivers will have 38 days to pay to retrieve their impounded vehicles under stricter measures coming into effect from next month.
Police Minister Vincent Tarzia said retrieval arrangements had previously been more flexible for people who have been reported, arrested or charged with multiple driving offences.
He said the new hard cut-off period would mean drivers only had a small window to get their cars back before they were crushed or sold for scrap.
In 2019–20, it cost SA Police $1.53 million to store the 6,197 cars and 345 motorcycles it impounded, according to figures released under Freedom of Information to opposition police spokesman Lee Odenwalder.
The government also introduced new laws last month that would see drivers facing jail for excessive speeding for the first time in South Australia.
Speeding and red-light fines are up this year after a drop-off in 2020.
Charges over driveway crash
A woman was charged yesterday over a driveway crash on Saturday night that left a man with serious injuries.
Police say a 26-year-old Paralowie man was hit in the driveway on Begonia Drive at Eyre, in Adelaide's north.
He was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, where he is in a serious but stable condition.
A 32-year-old woman has been charged with several offences, including acts to endanger life.
Police say the driver and alleged victim know each other.
