A driver has collected a massive fine and will lose his license for six months after allegedly being caught speeding at 179km/h in South Australia

Police clocked a white SUV allegedily doing the extreme speed in a 100km/h zone on the Lincoln Highway in Middleback Range on the Eyre Peninsula last night.

A photo captured by the arresting police shows the radar inside the police car.

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The 21-year-old man from Mansfield Park was fined $2059 for excessive speed and received a six-month instant loss of license.

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