GREENSBOROUGH, VIC. — A 26-year-old Bundoora man has lost his licence and has a hefty amount of fines to pay after allegedly speeding past a police station before blowing more than twice the drink-driving limit in Greensborough at about 7am yesterday.
General duties (patrol) officers were pulling into Greensborough Police Station when they observed a Toyota RAV4 speeding down Grimshaw Street.
Officers caught up with the vehicle, detecting it at an alleged speed of 115km/h in the 60km/h zone.
The vehicle was intercepted, and police spoke to the driver, a 26-year-old Bundoora man, who returned a positive breath test.
He was escorted back to a police station where he returned an alleged reading of .117 per cent BAC.
The man had his licence suspended for a period of 11 months and was issued penalty notices for exceeding the speed limit and driving in excess of the prescribed concentration of alcohol, valued at a total of $1,935.
His vehicle was impounded for a period of 30 days for $999.52.
