Sydney: Off-duty police officer allegedly caught in illegal street race driving 200kmph
A police constable's job is on the line after he was clocked travelling 200 kmph during an alleged illegal street race.
An off-duty NSW Police officer allegedly reached speeds of 200 kilometres per hour during an illegal street race - more than 120 kilometres over the limit.
Police say they clocked the 22-year-old man driving at more than twice the speed limit in an 80 kilometre per hour zone on Camden Valley Way in Sydney’s south-west on Monday night.
Roadside drug and alcohol tests both returned a negative result.
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The constable, who is attached to a South West Metropolitan Region command, will have his employment status reviewed, police said in a statement.
He will appear before Picton Local Court on July 23.
