SOMERVILLE Highway Patrol police officers made more than a dozen arrests in the first week of the new year.
Among those arrested were a 38-year-old Frankston man, who was allegedly involved in a collision. Police say he returned a blood alcohol reading of .181 and lost his licence. Police say a 29-year-old Mordialloc woman later blew .149, was drug driving, and had her unroadworthy vehicle impounded.
A 32-year-old Frankston North man had his car impounded for driving with a suspended licence. A 54-year-old Carrum Downs man was allegedly found to be drug driving and was unlicensed.
Other people allegedly caught drug-driving were a 43-year-old Somerville woman, a 21-year-old Seaford man, a 60-year-old Frankston North man, an 18-year-old man from Skye, and a 35-year-old woman from Bittern.
A 21-year-old Frankston woman also had her car impounded for driving unaccompanied on a suspended learner permit, and finally a 24-year-old Frankston North man’s car was impounded after he was allegedly caught driving an unregistered vehicle with a suspended probationary licence.
First published in the Mornington News – 14 January 2025