A WOMAN in her early 20s was clocked speeding at 161km/h on the Hume Highway near Jugiong on Wednesday afternoon with two young children in her car.

Gundagai Highway Patrol officers received complaints of a motorist driving erratically on the Sturt Highway shortly after 2pm.

Police then located the woman excessively speeding on the Hume before they pulled her over.

She was issued with a court attendance notice and received thousands of dollars in fines.