A modified yellow Holden Commodre has been seized after social media activity showed it doing burnouts on the Barton Highway. Photo: ACT Policing.
ACT Policing has issued a warning to everyone – whether they’re taking part in Summernats or not – about anti-social driving behaviour.
It’s after officers seized a modified Holden Commodore that was involved in doing burnouts on the Barton Highway.
Officers stopped the yellow 1991 sedan, which had Victorian club registration plates, at about 7:40 pm on Tuesday (6 January).
Checks showed the plates had expired in December, and that the vehicle had been unregistered and uninsured since 2022.
According to a police statement, officers also saw the tread on the vehicle’s left-rear tyre had been “completely” worn away.
“Melted rubber [was] visible along the wheel arch and rear bumper,” it read.
Checks of social media led to the vehicle being identified as part of “sustained and dangerous” burnout activity on the Barton Highway in Nicholls.
A further examination of CCTV footage in the area confirmed the alleged incident had taken place at about 11:10 pm on Monday (5 January).
Due to the condition of the vehicle and the alleged dangerous driving behaviour, the Holden was seized.
Investigations are continuing to identify the driver at the time the burnouts occurred.
Charges and infringement notices for driving an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle, and driving an unsafely maintained vehicle, are expected to follow.
Officer-In-Charge of Road Policing Detective Inspector Mark Steel said ACT Policing has a zero-tolerance approach to hoon driving and anti-social behaviour.
“We will continue to proactively target vehicles driving dangerously, including those identified through social media and CCTV footage. I urge members of the public who have mobile phone or dash-cam footage of dangerous driving to make a report online,” he said.
“As Summernats begins this week, we will be conducting high-visibility patrols in the lead up to and throughout the four-day event, including in and around EPIC and the Braddon Fringe Festival.
“Our focus during Summernats is keeping road users, spectators, and the broader community safe.”
Anyone can submit a dangerous driving report online if they have dash cam footage of the incident, and they are prepared to attend court if required.
