'I needed to s***': Police penalise man who blamed gastro for speeding

A speeding driver has tried to blame his children for giving him gastro, but WA Police still pinged him and he lost his licence.

Police have criticised NSW drivers after 4800 speeding fines were issued during the Easter holiday. (AAP) Source: AAP

Western Australia Police ignored a truck driver's excuse for his excessive speeding on his urgency to use a toilet after his children gave him gastro.

The man lost his licence after he was caught speeding at 99km/h in a 60km/h zone on the Great Northern Highway in Pithara, in the state's Wheatbelt region, on the Monday public holiday.

Dalwallinu police tweeted a photo of the fine, with the man's excuse: "I needed to s***, kids have given me gastro."