Highway Patrol were busy over the weekend keeping the Yarra Ranges safe.
Melba Highway, Dixons Creek
A 19-year-old male probationary driver was detected speeding at 112 km/h in a 80 km/h zone.
He was issued with a $625 penalty notice and his licence will be suspended for 3 months.
Churchill Park Drive, Lysterfield
At a Preliminary Breath Testing (PBT) site, a 42-year-old female probationary driver returned an Evidentiary Breath Test (EBT) result of 0.107.
The woman was also not displaying P-plates on her car.
She was issued with penalty notices totalling $1,009 and her licence was cancelled and disqualified for 10 months.
A 41-year-old woman who entered the testing site was found to be a suspended licence holder.
Her vehicle was scanned by the Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera fitted to all HWP vehicles alerting the members to her licence status.
She will be charged on summons with the offence.
Croydon South
At a booze bus site, a 44-year-old female driver with two young children in her car returned an EBT result of 0.102.
Her licence was cancelled and disqualified for 10 months and her vehicle was impounded for 30 days at a cost of $942.
She will face Court at a future date in relation to the matter.
A 41-year-old male driver travelling with his family in the car returned an EBT result of 0.081.
He was issued with a $577 penalty notice and his licence was cancelled and disqualified for 6-months.
All drivers who are convicted of drink-driving offences (Court or penalty notice) will have to have an alcohol interlock installed in their vehicle once re-licenced.
