A tourist who was clocked at 176kph at Harihari on Friday was on the wrong side of the road and continued travelling in the wrong lane, including over a blind crest, for a further 2km before stopping for police.
Pinki Garg, from India, today pleaded guilty in the Greymouth District Court to dangerous driving.
Police had been pre-warned about the car that she was driving after other motorists witnessed it being driven erratically on State highway 73 between Springfield and Kumara. The car had been wandering into the wrong lane and making dangerous overtaking manoeuvres.
When police stopped the vehicle on State highway 6 at Harihari, both external rear view mirrors were folded back into the car.
Garg told police that she was sorry and would not offend again.
Lawyer Eymard Bradley said Garg was remorseful and would immediately pay a fine because she was due to return to India tomorrow.
She was fined $1000 and disqualified from driving in New Zealand for 12 months, for driving at a dangerous speed.
