Police say they've been left bewildered by the "stupidity" of some drivers over the Easter long weekend, including a woman who was caught allegedly travelling almost double the speed limit with a person sleeping in the boot of her car at Tomerong.
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Officers stopped a Mitsubishi 4WD on Turpentine Road at Tomerong about 5.45pm on Friday after it was detected travelling at 152km/h in an 80km/h zone.
While the driver - a 29-year-old Cambodian national - was spoken to, police said a second woman was found sleeping in the boot.
The driver was issued penalty notices for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h, and driving with a passenger in the boot. Her NSW driving privileges were revoked for six months.
The incident was one of several cases of "stupidity" on NSW roads during the early stages of the state's Easter long-weekend road safety blitz, Operation Tortoise, one senior police officer said.
"On more than one occasion, police stopped drivers who had unrestrained passengers - some in the boot of their cars, and even one reportedly on the roof," Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander, Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy, said.
"Sadly, some drivers are ignoring common sense and putting their own lives, their passenger's lives, and the lives of other road uses at great risk of death or injury."
A further five-day period of double demerits will run from 12.01am on April 24 until 11.59pm on April 28 for the Anzac Day holiday period.