Victoria Police detected a total of 14 offences across Hobsons Bay as part of the long weekend’s Operation Scoreboard policing blitz.
The offences detected included two drink driving offences, two unlicensed driving offences, one speeding offence, four unregistered vehicle offences and three impoundment offences.
In Maribyrnong, police detected a total of 11 offences, including two drink driving offences, two unlicensed driving offences and five unregistered vehicle offences.
The five-day, statewide road policing operation involved police targeting high-risk driving behaviour, with a particular focus on speeding, impaired driving, and distraction from 12:01am on Wednesday, September 21 to 11:59pm on Sunday, September 25.
Victoria Police road policing Assistant Commissioner Glenn Weir said the long weekend was not the time to be complacent when driving on Victoria’s roads.
“It was a busy weekend across the state’s roads as many Victorians made the most of the extended long weekend, enjoying the AFL Grand Final celebrations and the fantastic spring weather,” he said.
“Unfortunately, this almost meant a busy weekend for Victoria Police, with our members detecting over 7000 offences over five days during Operation Scoreboard.
“Many of these penalties and infringements could have been avoided if drivers simply slowed down, paid attention to the roads and obeyed the speed limits.”
As part of the state-wide blitz, police detected more than 7000 offences, including 224 drink driving offences from 119,953 preliminary breath tests and a further 212 drug driving offences from 3615 roadside drug tests.
Three people died on Victorian roads during the long weekend operation, including a motorist who was struck and killed whilst changing a car tyre in Deer Park on Wednesday, September 21, bringing the total number of lives lost to 186 – 26 higher than last year and well above the five-year average of 169.
