Operation Roadside catches 1900 drivers breaking law in Moreland
A Moreland woman caught driving almost six times the legal blood alcohol limit with her elderly mum in the car was one of thousands of dodgy drivers busted on roads across Melbourne’s north these holidays. SEE HOW YOUR AREA FARED
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Drivers in Moreland have taken out the unwanted title of the worst behaved in Melbourne’s north and northwest suburbs during the holiday period.
In just 24 days almost 1900 motorists were caught flouting the law in the municipality, with a staggering 1009 detected speeding and another 182 busted driving unregistered vehicles.
More than 200 were spotted disobeying traffic signs and signals, another 204 were caught using their mobile phone behind the wheel and 86 weren’t wearing a seatbelt.
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Police in Moreland issued the most number of tickets in Victoria during Operation Roadwise, which ran from December 13 to January 5.
Across the entire north and northwest suburbs 3258 motorists were hit with fines and infringements, with Banyule (632) racking up the second most and Nillumbik (55) the least.
Across Victoria more than 22,000 traffic and 2910 criminal offences detected by police, with more than 8700 caught speeding, 628 drink driving and 621 drug driving.
Seventeen people also lost their lives on Victoria’s roads during the holiday period.
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During one seven-hour sting along CityLink on and off ramps in the northwest suburbs, Fawkner Highway Patrol officers tested 1700 motorists, with 11 sprung drink-driving and one on drugs.
On January 4 a Moreland resident was caught driving at almost six times the legal blood alcohol limit in Moonee Ponds.
The 51-year-old Brunswick West woman returned a preliminary breath test reading of 0.296 on Pratt St while her elderly mother was in the passenger seat.
She had her licence immediately suspended, her car was impounded and she is expected to be charged on summons with drink-driving offences.
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Fawkner Highway Patrol Acting Sergeant Stephen Little said the Bulla and Sunbury areas, Tullamarine Freeway and Sydney Rd were again trouble spots for police.
“We’re still picking up a lot of offenders in the Bulla and Sunbury region where there were three fatalities last year for excessive speed so it’s still a concern that people aren’t really heeding the message,” he said.
Sgt Little said they also detected a number of drivers travelling at more than 150km/h in 80 zones on freeways.
“We’ve had two fatalities in our region just in the new year already,” he said.
“(Drivers) are not receiving the message that these speeds do kill people.
“We just want people to slow down and obey the rules – it’s not just you out there.”
Operation Roadwise statistics reflect enforcement from lunchtime on December 19 to midnight on January 5 due to police industrial action at the start of the operation.