A Rutherglen man has copped nearly $3500 in fines and had his car impounded after being caught speeding during an outing that was deemed unlawful due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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The 54-year-old was allegedly travelling at 135 km/h on the Murray Valley Highway in Wodonga, 35 kilometres over the speed limit on Friday morning.
He was intercepted by police officers, who found he was driving disqualified.
The 54-year-old's car was also found to be unroadworthy, and was impounded at a cost of $1825.
Whilst committing the offences, the driver was found to be in breach of the directions issued by the Chief Health Officer, and he was issued a $1652 penalty notice.
It is expected the driver will be summonsed to appear at court for exceeding the speed limit, driving an unroadworthy vehicle and driving whilst disqualified.
The directions by the Chief Health Officer, under the State of Emergency declared in Victoria, have been enacted to help stop the spread of Coronavirus.
The impound forms part of Operation Nexus, a five-day focus on keeping our community safe on the roads during the Easter long weekend.
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The state-wide operation aims to reduce road trauma, including the number of lives lost and injuries on our roads.
During this time motorists can expect to be breath tested and drug tested, have their vehicles scanned and be checked for speeding.
The operation involves all available personnel including local road policing units, general duties, other operational policing units and centralised resources from Road Policing Command.
The operation started at 12.01am on Thursday 9 April and concludes at 11.59pm on Monday 13 April.
