Shannyn Louise Cassels: 30-year-old Mandurah woman fined for speeding 55km/h over the limit without a licence

A Mandurah woman has copped a whopping fine and been disqualified from driving for 20 months after she was caught driving on Albany Highway without a licence twice in two days — once going more than 55km/h over the speed limit. Shannyn Louise Cassels, 30, gave an endorsed guilty plea in Albany Magistrates Court on Thursday to two charges of driving without authority (suspended) and one charge of reckless driving at a speed of 155km/h. Police prosecutor Matt Hartfield told the court that Cassels was driving on Albany Highway in Tenterden at 12:49 pm on July 10 when she was caught on a speed camera driving at a speed of 164km/h in a 110km/h zone. Two days later on July 12, Cassels was driving again on Albany Highway when she was pulled over by police in Mt Barker. When asked to provide identification, she admitted her licence had been suspended on May 18 and she had no authority to drive until September 25. When asked why she was speeding in Tenterden, she told police that she was running late. Cassels — who did not appear in court — has three prior records for driving without authority. Magistrate Erin O’Donnell said she was disappointed Cassels had not appeared in court. “I’d love to have heard what she thought she was doing as she seemed well aware that she wasn’t allowed to drive,” she said. Cassels was fined $3700 plus court costs of $601 and disqualified from driving for 20 months.