Wodonga drink driver: P-plater busted doing 140km in 60km zone

A Wodonga P-plater has been busted breaking three road laws in what police described as a recipe for disaster.

Wodonga police have busted a P-plater driving 80km/h over the speed limit while under the influence of alcohol.

When police pulled over a red P-plater for doing 80km/h over the speed limit, they were shocked to find the driver breaking two more rules.

Wodonga police were patrolling West Wodonga on Sunday morning when they observed a white Toyota Landcruiser perform a quick left turn onto Felltimber Creek Rd about 3.35am on December 12.

Officers followed the car and saw it allegedly accelerate to 140km/h in a 60km zone.

Police were shocked when they pulled the car over to find a P1 driver behind the wheel with three passengers, exceeding the number of permitted passengers for a P1 licence holder.

The 18-year-old driver underwent a breath test before being taken to a police station and returning an alleged evidentiary reading of 0.081.

The man had his licence immediately suspended for 13 months and received penalty notices for:

• exceeding peer passenger restriction – at a cost of $496 and 3 demerit points

• exceeding prescribed concentration of alcohol – at a cost of $496 and 6 demerit points

• exceed speed limit by 45km/h or more – at a cost of $826

Leading Senior Constable Neil Hobbs said speed, alcohol and inexperience are the classic ingredients for disaster.

“It frightens me that a young person was speeding on country roads while under the influence and carrying three friends,” LSC Hobbs said.

“With such poor driver behaviour, it is extremely lucky no one was injured or killed.”