A number of drivers have been detected breaking the road rules on the Mornington Peninsula overnight.
There has been a highly visible police presence in the area due to the number of people attending the area to celebrate the end of school.
A number of incidents occurred in a short period of time which has left police flummoxed.
About 9.05pm police attended a crash at a hotel on Point Nepean Road where a Volkswagen ute had hit a building.
A 51-year-old woman from Rye underwent an evidentiary breath test and returned an alleged reading of 0.184.
Her licence was suspended for 12 months, her car impounded with towing costs of $1225 and she is expected to be charged on summons with drink driving offences.
About 9.30pm a car was intercepted after leaving a hotel car park on Hotham Road, Sorrento.
Officers spoke to a 24-year-old man from Beaumaris and he was requested to undergo an evidentiary breath test.
He returned an alleged reading of 0.161 and his licence was immediately suspended for 12 months.
The Beaumaris man will incur towing costs of $1225 and is expected to be summonsed for drink driving offences.
About 10.14pm a white Audi coupe was observed overtaking on double lines on Browns Road, Boneo.
Police kept observations on the car and it was allegedly observed travelling at 102 km/h in a 80 km/h zone.
The car was intercepted and the driver, a 28-year-old from Coburg, was issued with fines totalling $814 and 6 demerit points.
About 10.20pm a Ford Echo Sport was intercepted on Point Nepean Road, Sorrento for a licence check.
Police spoke to the driver, a 52-year-old Capel Sound man, and determined that he had a suspended licence.
He is expected to be summonsed to court at a later date.
About 11.35pm officers from Somerville Highway Patrol detected a Subaru wagon travelling at 133 km/h on a 100 km/h section of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway.
The driver, a 27-year-old man from Mount Martha, was issued a licence suspension and is expected to be charged on summons for speeding and other traffic offences.
About 12.20am Public Order Response Unit officers intercepted a Volvo station wagon on Melbourne Road, Sorrento.
A 65-year-old man from Rosebud underwent an evidentiary breath test where he returned an alleged reading of 0.13.
His licence was suspended, his car impounded with $1225 towing costs and he is expected to be summonsed to court.
Just before 2am officers intercepted a Mercedes on Point Nepean Road in Rye.
A 20-year-old woman from Mount Waverley underwent an evidentiary breath test and returned an alleged reading of 0.033.
The probationary driver has had her licence suspended for three months and has been issued a $509 fine.
A random breath and drug testing site was also in operation on Nepean Highway near Dava Drive in Mornington with members from Road Policing and Drug and Alcohol Section.
They also detected a number of drivers including:
- A 27-year-old woman from Mount Martha who allegedly returned a result of 0.156. Her licence was suspended, car impounded with $1225 towing costs and she will be summonsed.
- A 30-year-old man from Pakenham received a $611 fine and a six-month licence suspension for an alleged reading of 0.068
- A 54-year-old man from Mornington received a $611 fine and a six-month licence suspension for an alleged reading of 0.064
- A 45-year-old woman from Hastings received a $611 fine and a six-month licence suspension for an alleged reading of 0.069
Inspector Andrew Mckee, the Local Area Commander for Mornington Peninsula, was disappointed in the detected drivers.
“We currently have a large operation in place focused on keeping our young school leavers safe. It is particularly disappointing to see that a number of experienced drivers are in the area putting themselves and other road users at risk” he said.
“Local officers along with assistance from the Public Order Response Team, Road Policing Drug and Alcohol Section and other specialist units will continue to patrol the area to ensure the safety of all. It is especially disappointing that this many drivers were detected doing the wrong thing in such a short period of time.
“Anyone putting our road users at risk will be subject to the full extent of the law to keep our communities safe.”
