Wangaratta Highway Patrol members nabbed the 35-year-old Strathmerton man travelling 50km/h over the speed limit on the Murray Valley Highway at about 12.35pm.

"Police were patrolling when they observed a car travelling at 151km/h in a 100km/h zone," a Victoria Police statement said.

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"Members spoke to the driver who underwent a preliminary breath test.

"He was taken to a local station for an evidentiary test where he returned an alleged reading of .110."

His car was impounded at a cost of $1105 and his licence was immediately suspended.

He is expected to be summonsed to appear at a Magistrates Court at a later date for traffic related offences.