About 7.30am on Saturday, a 40-year-old man was driving a white Mitsubishi Lancer north along the Hume Highway, Bowning, about 15km north west of Yass, when the vehicle left the road and hit a tree.

Witnesses went to the assistance of the driver, before he was treated by Ambulance Paramedics and taken to Canberra Hospital in a critical condition.

Police received information from the Australian Federal Police that the man died in Canberra Hospital on Sunday, October 23.

Officers from The Hume Local Area Command continue to investigate the crash and a report will be prepared for the Coroner.

Police stopped a 37-year-old man driving 174km/h along the Hume Highway on Sunday, October 23.

The Chinese International had his licence suspended on the spot and received a $2,350 fine for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h.

A 26-year-old female from Yass was stopped by police on Church Street at 2.28pm on October 17. She was subjected to a random drug and breath test. Her oral fluid tested positive to Cannabis. She was taken to Yass Police Station for a secondary sample, which was sent away for further analysis. 

Stock theft, bio-security and illegal hunting are among the issues up for discussion at the annual Rural Crime Investigators Conference that kicked off in Port Macquarie on Tuesday, October 25.

The conference provides a rare opportunity for NSW Police’s 34 specially-trained Rural Crime Investigators (RCIs) to meet and discuss crime trends and strategies specific to rural and regional NSW. Other agenda items include trespassing on rural properties, the growth of the illicit poppies industry, and the use of GPS and other spatial technologies.

If you have information about rural crime please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/