By Gabriella Payne
A local mum has lost her car after being caught driving under the influence of drugs and speeding in a school zone outside a Springvale primary school on Wednesday morning, with two children in the car.
The black Mitsubishi, driven by the 40-year-old woman, was allegedly clocked travelling at 57 kilometres per hour in a 40 zone by members of the Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol at approximately 8.30am on Wednesday 3 February.
After pulling the vehicle over on Heatherton Road, police discovered the woman’s driver’s licence was suspended due to previous drug driving offences.
A roadside drug test was then conducted on the spot, which returned a positive result for methylamphetamine/MDMA in the woman’s system.
The 40-year-old’s vehicle was impounded for 30 days at a cost of $878.50 and she will be visiting court at a later date, where she will have to explain her actions to a Magistrate.
