By Alesha Capone
Speeding drivers accounted for more than half of the 79 traffic offences police detected in Wyndham across the Labour Day long weekend.
Police ran Operation Arid across the state from midnight on Friday, March 8 to midnight on Monday, March 11.
A total of 6762 traffic offences were recorded across Victoria during the four-day operation and 113 vehicles were impounded.
Within Wyndham, police detected 43 speeding offences, 17 unregistered vehicles, 10 seatbelt offences, seven unlicensed drivers and two drink drivers.
On Sunday, March 7, police impounded a vehicle in Hoppers Crossing, after the driver was caught allegedly five times over the legal alcohol limit.
Officers were called to a collision along Morris Road about 5.50pm.
The driver of one vehicle, a 43-year-old Hoppers Crossing man, told police that he was on the way to a fast food restaurant to get dinner at the time.
He underwent a preliminary breath test and was requested to undergo an evidentiary test, where he returned an alleged reading of 0.264.
The driver, whose licence was cancelled and disqualified, also had his car impounded for 30 days.
Police said the man is expected to be charged with drive while disqualified, drive exceeding breath alcohol concentration, drive under the influence and careless driving.
Road Policing Command Assistant Commissioner Libby Murphy said that while the majority of road users did the right thing across the long weekend, “too many people were selfishly putting their lives, and the lives of others, at risk.”
“All we ask is for people to have a little more patience and care on our roads so that everybody can arrive at their destinations safely,” she said.
