By Alesha Capone
Police detected more than 200 driving offences in Wyndham, during the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.
Police nabbed 88 speeding drivers, 35 unregistered vehicles, 15 unlicensed drivers, 13 drink drivers, six disqualified drivers and two drug drivers across four days.
Notices were also issued for 21 mobile phone offences, 19 seatbelt offences and 13 disobey signs/signals offences and four vehicles were impounded as part of the statewide road safety initiative Operation Regal.
On Monday, June 8, Westgate Highway Patrol detected a vehicle travelling at 113km/h in a 60 kilometre zone of Sneydes Road in Werribee.
The vehicle was impounded and the driver faces $1006 in fines. The driver will appear at the Werribee Magistrates Court at a later date.
The same day, police conducting speed checks on the Princes Freeway detected a vehicle travelling at 144km/h in an 80 kilometre zone.
The driver was issued with an infringement notice and a 12-month license suspension for exceeding the speed limit.
Police also issued an infringement notice for failing to indicate when changing lanes.
On Sunday, police pulled over a vehicle after it was seen being driven erratically on the Westgate Freeway in Altona North.
Officers discovered a five-year-old girl, who was not restrained properly in the back seat.
The man returned an evidentiary breath test result of 0.263.
Road Policing Command Assistant Commissioner Libby Murphy said drivers needed to ensure youngsters were properly buckled up.
