Two serious driving offences have been detected by police within days.
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Wangaratta Highway Patrol officers were patrolling in the Myrtleford area when they detected a speeding vehicle on Myrtle Street about 7.30pm on Monday.
The white Holden utility was pulled over and the 57-year-old Melbourne driver returned an alleged alcohol reading of .217.
His licence was immediately suspended and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days, with drink-driving charges expected.
It comes after Wodonga highway patrol observed a speeding black Volkswagen Golf around 4pm on the Beechworth-Wodonga Road in Wooragee.
The vehicles speed was locked on the moving mode radar at 143 km/h in a 100 km/h speed zone.
The vehicle was intercepted and found to be unroadworthy; it was also being driven by an inexperienced P1 Probationary driver.
The driver was issued with a penalty notice, a defect notice and had their licence suspended for six months.
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A Victoria Police spokesman said with the commencement of the holiday period, these incidents were "a timely reminder that police will be on the roads and will not tolerate this type of road user behaviour".
"Police continue to target unsafe driving behaviours during the holiday period in order to keep everyone safe on our roads," he said.
