Driver clocked at 179km/h with unrestrained child

A 19-year-old Auckland man was stopped by police today after driving at 179km/h with a two-year-old child unrestrained in the car.

The man was stopped at 4.50pm on Tar Hill, south of Tokoroa, and the officer also discovered he was a disqualified driver.

The "stupid and inconsiderate" behaviour of the driver could easily have lead to further deaths of innocent road users, Senior Sergeant Fane Troy of the Taupo area road police said.

They man was charged with dangerous driving and driving while disqualified.

He would be appearing in Tokoroa District Court.

- NZPA