A Central West driver's desire to see a movie in its entirety has cost her thousands of dollars after police caught her doing 111km/h in a 60km/h zone.
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Police said the woman roared through Brisbane Street in Dubbo's central business district at about 12.47pm on Sunday.
Highway patrol officers, working as part of the statewide Operation Go Slow, saw the woman driving with two passengers in the car.
"The vehicle appeared to be increasing speed. The driver said she 'was trying to get to the movies on time'," police said.
Driving is a privilege, not a right, and there were some people we detected across the holidays who need to accept this.
The woman was fined $2,435 for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h.
She lost six demerit points, which turned into 12 because she was caught speeding during the heavily promoted double demerit point period, and her licence was suspended for six months.
"Speed limits are in place for a reason, and that reason is to save lives," traffic and highway patrol commander Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy said.
"Driving is a privilege, not a right, and there were some people we detected across the holidays who need to accept this and know they will be held accountable for their actions.
"Many of these drivers are young and inexperienced; the same drivers we regularly see over-represented in road toll statistics."
In the western region during Operation Go Slow, police officers conducted 16,852 breath tests.
There were 32 reported major crashes, 13 people injured and two lives lost in the region.
Police said 33 drink driving charges were laid, 535 speeding drivers caught and 58 seatbelt infringement notices issued.
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