Tyron Luke Franks: Albany man fined and disqualified for driving at 156km/h on Albany Highway

An Albany man caught going 156km/h in a 110km/h zone on Albany Highway has been fined $2000 and disqualified from driving after claiming his speeding was due to “travel anxiety”. Tyron Luke Franks pleaded guilty and was sentenced in Albany Magistrates Court on Thursday for a reckless driving speed and driving with an expired licence. A speed camera clocked the 32-year-old going 156km/h in a 110km/h zone while driving north along Albany Highway at 12.15pm on February 22. Franks was driving with a licence that had expired on December 5, 2023. Defence lawyer Sonia Anderson said her client had paid his vehicle registration thinking it was his licence renewal. Ms Anderson said her client was suffering from “travel anxiety” and was speeding to get to Perth sooner so he could get out of the car. She said Franks lost his younger brother in a car crash three years ago and acknowledges that his behaviour was “selfish”. Franks had previously denied the charges — fearing a lifetime disqualification because of a previous reckless driving conviction — but changed his plea to guilty after receiving legal advice. Magistrate Erin O’Donnell said Franks’ record consisted “entirely of traffic matters” but that she would not enforce imprisonment. Franks was fined $2000 for speeding, $250 for driving on an expired licence, and ordered to pay $272.70 in court costs. He is disqualified from driving for 12 months.