Despite quieter than usual roads this Easter long weekend, police detected a significant number of drink drivers and a vehicle driving 150 kilometres an hour in a 80 zone.
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Police detected the unregistered white Subaru station wagon travelling at 150km/h on Wagga Road, Lavington, at 7.15pm on Saturday.
Sergeant Steve Schausinger of Albury Highway Patrol said police pursued the vehicle after it failed to stop, but the pursuit was terminated due to the risk it posed.
Inquiries are being made to locate the driver for the offences of dangerous driving, police pursuit, disqualified driving and using an unregistered and uninsured vehicle.
In a separate incident, Albury Police intend to apply in court for an unregistered and uninsured motorcyle to be forfeited to the crown, after intercepting it on the roads three times in the last week.
Police allege a 23-year-old Wodonga man, who was already had a disqualified licence, was riding the motorcycle on Burrows Road, Albury, when officers detected it travelling at 80km/h in a 60 zone.
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The man was arrested and taken to Albury Base Hospital for blood and urine tests.
The bike was seized by officers who allege the driver had been stopped twice before in the past week for riding unregistered. He will appear in court on May 8.
Sergeant Schausinger said three mid-range drink drivers were charged and arrested during the Easter long weekend.
"The flow of traffic over the Easter long weekend was significantly less than what it normally is, we found detected quite a large number of people drink driving," he said.
He said it's not clear whether more people were drink driving or fewer people on the road meant the chances of detection were higher.
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At 10am on Thursday a 71-year-old Wodonga man was stopped for a random breath test on Park Avenue, Albury.
Police allege he was arrested after returning a positive result and taken to the police station where he registered a blood alcohol content reading of 0.124.
The man allegedly told officers he'd consumed alcohol the night before. His licence was suspended and he is due to appear in Albury Local Court on June 29.
Police also arrested and charged a 36-year-old Lavington man with mid range drink driver offences after he returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.125 after a random police stop on Bownds Street on Friday at 10.15pm. His licence was suspended.
A 40-year-old Albury man also had his driving privileges suspended after recording a 0.82 blood alcohol content after being stopped on Gallagher Street, Thurgoona at 9.24 on Friday night.