Court furious after lenient judge allows motorcycling hoon to keep licence
A speedster who was caught travelling 174km/hr in a 100 zone on his motorbike will return to court at a later date after a lenient judge allowed him to keep his licence.
Reece Taylor Tjung, 23, was seen zooming along the Stuart Hwy in Palmerston after leaving the Hidden Valley racetrack in Darwin on April 26 about 8pm.
The crane driver who works for a mining company was heading home after helping set up for an event when he was clocked at the Lambrick Rd intersection, the court heard.
Reece Taylor Tjung, 23, was caught travelling 174km/hr in a 100 zone on his motorbike
The speedster was seen racing along the Stuart Hwy in Palmerston, Darwin
He told Judge Greg Macdonald it was out of the ordinary for him to be riding his Suzuki GSX-R so fast, the NT News reported.
He was allowed to keep his licence and was told a 'very hefty fine' would be sufficient punishment for his crime.
'You know full well where you should be riding at speed and where you should be observing the speed limit,' he said.
'It's time for you to grow up and realise that you have to follow the law.'
He will return to court after a lenient judge allowed him to keep his licence
Later however, a Local Court spokesman said that Tjung would be called back to court for another hearing after the NT Traffic Act was not upheld.
It states the licence of anyone caught speeding at more than 45km/h over the limit 'is, by force of the finding of guilt, cancelled' for three months in the case of a first offence.
Tjung was convicted and fined $1200 along with victims levies of $300 after pleading guilty to speeding and failing to stop at a red light.
He will be back in court at a later date.