A man driving more than four times the legal alcohol limit has been nabbed in Bangholme.
At about 8pm, police patrolling Eastlink were overtaken by a 2014 Hyundai IX35 that reached speeds of 147km/h in the 100km/h zone.
The vehicle was followed for a short distance before it was intercepted when the 24-year-old driver returned a positive roadside breath testand was taken to a police station.
It was there that he returned an alleged reading of .207.
Public Order Response Team members nabbed a man driving more four times the legal alcohol limit in Bangholme.
Police were patrolling Eastlink as part of Operation Compass when they were overtaken by a 2014 Hyundai IX35 travelling at a fast rate of speed around 8pm.
The vehicle was followed for a short distance at alleged speeds of up to 147km/h in the 100km/h zone before it was intercepted.
The 24-year-old male driver returned a positive roadside breath test and was taken to a police station where he returned an alleged evidentiary reading of .207.
The Sandhurst man’s vehicle was impounded for a period of 30 days at a cost of $1006, and his license was immediately suspended.
He is also expected to be charged on summons with driving offences.
The impound forms part of Operation Compass, the state-wide road policing operation during the high-risk Anzac long weekend.
Police targeted impaired driving, speed, distraction, and fatigue in high-risk areas throughout metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Operation Compass concluded at 11.59pm on Monday, 25 April.
