By Jed Lanyon
Police disappointed by results of road operation.
Drink and drug drivers have been a headache for Yarra Ranges highway patrol this long weekend as police cracked down on impaired and dangerous driving.
For the Yarra Ranges highway patrol, driver behaviour had been good overall but there were plenty of concerns that people were not obeying the road rules.
Overall, Police detected 110 offences in the Yarra Ranges. Over the four days, police issued fines to nine people who were caught drink driving and another eight with drugs.
As part of the four-day operation, police cracked down heavily on driver impairment, particularly drink and drug driving, speed, distraction, mobile phone use, seat belt offences and driver fatigue.
The operation has run from Thursday to midnight Sunday.
Drink driving bust
A Coldstream man has lost his license after recording a blood alcohol concentration of 0.128.
Yarra Glen Police intercepted his vehicle driving along the Melba Highway in Yarra Glen at 8.20pm on Friday 27 September.
The offender’s license was suspended for 12 months and his vehicle impounded for 30 days at costs of $1280.
The 45-year-old received a summons to appear in the Ringwood Magistrates Court at a later date in relation to the matter.
He will have to make an application back to court and will have an alcohol interlock fitted to his vehicle.
Lost property
Warburton Police are looking to identify the owner of some hiking and camping equipment that was lost along Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road in the vicinity of Woori Yallock on 7-8 September.
The equipment fell off a box trailer being towed by an unknown vehicle, before being handed in to Warburton Police Station.
Anyone who has any further information about the owner of the equipment is encouraged to contact leading senior constable Firns on 5966 2006.
