Unregistered bike impounded in Healesville

The rider was pulled over on the Maroondah Highway. Picture: VICTORIA POLICE

State Highway Patrol Solo Unit officers impounded an unregistered dirt bike in Healesville yesterday.

It came as part of Victoria Police’s Operation Regal over the King’s Birthday long weekend, cracking down on excessive or inappropriate speed, impaired driving, seatbelt non-compliance, driver distraction, disobeying traffic signs, and unauthorised driving.

Officers detected the bike travelling along the Maroondah Highway about 1.45pm on Monday 12 June.

They intercepted the bike and spoke to the rider, a 21-year-old man from Vermont.

It is alleged the bike was unregistered, the rider disqualified and he failed a roadside drug test.