Unregistered motorcyclist clocked at 87km/h above speed limit in Diggers Rest

An Avondale Heights speeding motorcyclist has thanked above after he walked away from a crash on an unregistered bike. But police won’t be so forgiving after clocking him at 87km/h above the speed limit in a residential street.

Police highway patrol officer Snr Const. Picture: Mark Whittaker.

A motorcyclist has been lucky to escape injury after coming off his bike while travelling at almost three times the speed limit in Diggers Rest.

The 32-year-old driver, who had a crucifix on his bike “for protection”, escaped injury after coming off his moving vehicle at speed, shortly after evading police.

A rider was lucky to escape injury after he came off his bike in Diggers Rest.

The Avondale Heights rider was seen by police weaving through traffic, splitting lanes and overtaking in the emergency lane of the Calder Freeway on Thursday afternoon.

Highway Patrol clocked him travelling at 123km/h in an 80km/h zone on the freeway but he failed to stop for police and rode off.

He was then clocked at 137km/h in a 50km/h zone in a residential street in Diggers Rest.

Police detected the rider on his motorcycle at 137km/h but were unable to catch him.

A short time later it is believed he was travelling through a roundabout when he lost control and crashed on a medium strip.

Brimbank Highway Patrol Sergeant Andy Oakley said the rider was “miraculously” without injury and the man began to start playing and thanking God for his survival.

“There’s no doubt this man was very lucky; sadly, and all too often crashes such as this and with the driving behaviour we saw the rider would have been taken off to hospital if not worse,” Sgt Oakley said.

“Someone may have just been looking out for him yesterday to keep him safe.”

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The rider is expected to be charged with a number of speed and traffic offences, including speeding and riding in a dangerous manner, riding without a licence, using an unregistered motorcycle and failing to stop for police.

His motorcycle was impounded.

The man was also found to be in breach of coronavirus restrictions and issued with a $1652 fine.

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