AMount Gambier driver caught speeding in a car that was held together with tape and cable ties in Victoria on the weekend lost his licence on the spot.
Ballarat Highway Patrol officers allegedly observed a car speeding on the Western Freeway at Middle Creek, about 11.45pm on Friday.
Police followed the vehicle as it allegedly swerved between lanes in excess of 146kph in an 80kph zone. It was intercepted and came to a stop in Beaufort.
Police inspected the vehicle and found the rear windscreen was shattered and the radiator was held together with the engine using duct tape and cable ties. The 25-year-old Mount Gambier man had his license immediately suspended and will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.
The vehicle was impounded at a cost $1625.
Western Region Police Senior Sergeant Paul Maslunka was critical of the driver.
“It’s completely unacceptable that people think they can just blast through at whatever speed,” he said.
“We’ll be using every means at our disposal this weekend to try and keep the road trauma down.”
The vehicle intercept was part of Operation Regal, a state-wide high visibility road policing operation over the King’s Birthday long weekend.
The focus of the operation was on excessive or inappropriate speed, impaired driving, seatbelt non-compliance, driver distraction, disobeying traffic signs and unauthorised driving.
