Late on Friday 16 December two motorists were detected exceeding the 80 km/h speed limit significantly on Wellington Road in Belgrave South within 12 minutes of each other.
A 49-year-old female driver was detected at 137 km/h and a 32-year-old male driver was detected at 122 km/h.
The woman’s licence was suspended for 12 months with a $925 fine and the man received a 6-month licence suspension with a $786 fine.
Other offenders through operation Roadwise included:
• Boronia – 32-year-old unlicenced male driver positive result for illicit drugs; court appearance;
• Bayswater – 42-year-old female driver positive result for illicit drugs; court appearance, minimum 12-month licence suspension upon conviction;
• Bayswater – 26-year-old female driver positive result for illicit drugs; $555 penalty notice with 6-month licence suspension (first offence);
• Boronia – 35-year-old male driver positive result for illicit drugs; court appearance, minimum 12-month licence suspension upon conviction;
You may see more police on the road during the Christmas and New Years period conducting more drug and alcohol testing and if you drink or take drugs and drive, you will be caught and the consequences can be severe.
State-wide road policing operation Roadwise commenced on Friday 16 December and will run until Thursday 27 December 2022.
It comes as the number of lives lost in Victoria reaches 236, already surpassing last year’s total of 234 and sitting well above the five-year average of 221.
With 40 per cent of last year’s Operation Roadwise infringements issued for speeding, police are reminding motorists to keep the foot off the accelerator to avoid a costly Christmas – the penalty for speeding by more than 10km/h but less than 15km/h is $370 and three demerit points, with those exceeding the speed limit by more than 25km/h facing even more significant penalties and a suspended licence.
Mobile phone use continues to be a major contributor to road trauma, with 536 mobile phone infringements issued to drivers during last year’s operation. The penalty for using a mobile phone while driving is $555 and four demerits.
Police are urging motorists not to ignore the warnings around road trauma, with 25 lives lost during December last year.
Police enforcement will continue throughout the New Year period, particularly in coastal locations and holiday hotspots.
For more information and tips for staying safe on the roads during the festive period, visit the Road Safety page on the Victoria Police website.
