![A 22-year-old keen to get to a party in Berrigan has lost his licence after caught speeding on a Riverina road. Picture by NSW Police A 22-year-old keen to get to a party in Berrigan has lost his licence after caught speeding on a Riverina road. Picture by NSW Police](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/JEQDf2CFmqVGDcvEsZPwEY/7e29cc85-cf05-41fd-ba2d-0b6d0facda8a.jpg/r0_0_1600_900_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
An eager partygoer's licence has been suspended after he was clocked 60 kilometres over the speed limit on a Riverina road.
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Police attached to the Finley Highway Patrol detected a blue Mitsubishi Lancer sedan travelling at 159km/h in a 100km/h zone on Berrigan Road, south of Berrigan, about 4.30pm on Saturday.
The driver, a 22-year-old man, was stopped by police.
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When asked why he was driving so fast, police said the driver - who held a Victorian P2 licence - replied: 'I'm heading to a party in Berrigan'.
The driver was fined for exceeding the signposted speed limit by more than 45kmh.
The man's NSW driving privileges were also suspended on the spot for a period of six months.
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