A 63-year-old Southland man has sped his way into court after allegedly travelling at high speeds in Edendale.
On Wednesday 24 December, Police received multiple reports from members of the public of a black sports car speeding within the community.
Constable Julie Russell says it is alleged the man returned to the area multiple times, and in some instances took several people for rides in the vehicle.
“Thanks to information provided by the public, and through our initial enquiries, we identified the vehicle and its driver.”
The black 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 was found to have allegedly travelled over four times the posted speed limit, as well as doing burnouts in the area.
“Not only is this a ridiculously dangerous speed, but this reckless driving may have had the potential to cause serious harm to a number of people.”
On Tuesday 13 January, Police executed a search warrant at a nearby property where the man was suspended from driving for 28 days and summonsed to court.
The Chevrolet Corvette, worth $160,000, was seized and impounded for 28 days.
Police would like to thank the members of the public who contacted Police at the time of the offending.
“This real time information is crucial in helping us know where to be and assists in our investigations, allowing us to take action like seizing vehicles and holding those responsible to account.”
“We appeal to anyone who may have witnessed this incident or has CCTV or dashcam footage and is yet to contact us to please do so.”
If you have information that can assist in police enquiries, you can contact us online at 105.police.govt.nz, clicking ‘Update Report’, using the reference number 251227/2052.
The man is due to appear in Gore District Court on 11 February charged with sustained loss of traction and reckless driving.
Corvettes look ugly now
EVERYTHING is ugly now 😑
Maybe I just changed my mind
🔥 2016 Corvette Z06 650 Horsepower from a supercharged 6.2L LT4 V8
That’s what I call horsepower or more like insanity
Electric vehicles have pushed horsepower into territory that would’ve sounded absurd a decade ago.
The highest‑horsepower EV in normal (series) production is the Lotus Evija, producing around 2,000 hp.
With several around that range
Unsure what 4x the limit was.
eg.
4x 10km is 40km/hr
4x 50km is 200km/hr
4x 100km is 400km/hr
What speed was the man driving this car?
Yes I’d like to know the speed too I bit of a useless reporter me thinks
Dont think its the reporter. Think it is the police being deceptive.
Probably 4x30km/hr
40km/hr makes the article hilarious.
400km/hr makes him Iron Man.
NZ police channelling an inner stasi desire for a network of informants.
No sympathy here for dipsh*t drivers at all – But obviously the fraudulent piggery lying thru their pork-teeth again as always….
What an absolute dick! Old enough to know better but some wankers never grow up 🤬
Exactly , now NAME HIM
U both must be fun at parties.
Back in the day, when I had my two wheeled low flying rocket machine, I overtook a Porsche which was overtaking another Porsche on the Desert Road – they probably both thought they were going fast!
Speed cameras and helicopters spoilt the fun though, plus I got older and boringer.
Was doing over 90 once
The engine cut out
Looked over and my mad mate had hit my kill switch!
What a dumbass doing it in a neighborhood as if there’s no secluded straight roads
Well, I suppose you only live once but yes, he could have done it somewhere more isolated. Now where’s that COVID criminal investigation, hmmmmmm, still waiting coppers?
scorpius & globi, check out the map and u can virtually see that bullett screaming on the long, straight, secluded and isolated roads.
Member of the public was just some Karen stickybeak kill-joy trying to be relevant.
NZ is morphing into a high security prison.
And of course the cops love it.