PROBATIONARY drivers have raised the ire of Albury police with four of them caught flouting their licence conditions over the long weekend.<\/p>\n
Three were caught driving at least 40 km\/h over the speed limit \u2014 one clocking 174 km\/h on the Hume Highway \u2014 and the fourth drink- driving.<\/p>\n
The flagrant breach involved a Sydney man, 33, driving a twin-turbo Audi V8.<\/p>\n
Police who were conducting Operation Stay Alert caught him driving at 74km\/h over the limit on the Hume Highway near Holbrook on Saturday about 5.30pm.<\/p>\n
He had 100km\/h limit condition on his licence.<\/p>\n
Sergeant Andrew Pike said a crash at that detected speed would have almost certainly been fatal.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is inexperienced and was driving a high-performance car,\u201d Sgt Pike said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis chances of surviving a crash are extremely limited.\u201d<\/p>\n
The other speedsters were another Sydney man, 32, travelling at 56km\/h over the limit on the Hume at Woomargama early on Saturday and a youth, 17, at 40km\/h over the limit at Table Top early on Friday.<\/p>\n
An Albury woman 26, was caught driving with a blood alcohol reading of 0.240 in Logan Road, Albury about 2.30am Sunday. She also refused to provide a secondary sample at Albury police station. As a P-plater she was required to drive alcohol-free.<\/p>\n
In Wodonga, police said drug-drivers were again a real concern over the weekend.<\/p>\n
While figures were not available yesterday, Sgt Cameron Roberts said the number of drug-drivers caught was \u201cinto double figures\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cDrug-driving is something that will continue as an issue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re testing for it more and more and so we\u2019re going to get more positives.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople shouldn\u2019t have these sorts of substances in them at any time and it\u2019s made worse by driving a vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cDrug testing in Victoria is expanding and the chances of getting caught are going to significantly increase.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sgt Roberts said the number of positive drug tests on drivers in Wod-onga was surprising.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s an element of disappointment,\u201d he said. \u201cThe positive side is that we\u2019re aware of it and picking it up.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s being targeted and targeted quite successfully.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police on both sides of the border were mostly happy with drivers\u2019 behaviour at the weekend and that there were no deaths of serious injuries in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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