A QUEENSLAND driver was arrested at Ewingsdale at about 12.30am on Saturday, 1 October 2016, by police from Tweed Heads Traffic and Highway Patrol Command.
They were conducting stationary speed enforcement duties on the Pacific Highway at Ewingsdale.
Officers allegedly detected a Toyota Hilux utility travelling south at 170kmh in a 100km/h zone.
The driver was stopped and submitted to a roadside breath test where he provided a positive result.
He was arrested and taken to Byron Bay Police Station where he allegedly provided a blood alcohol sample of 0.097.
The 24-year-old man from Queensland was charged with mid-range drink-driving, drive at a speed dangerous, exceed speed over 45km/h and drive while suspended.
Police have been told the man was allegedly stopped earlier that night by Queensland Police and charged with drink-driving; his licence suspended in Queensland before being caught by NSW Police.