Nunawading Highway Patrol officers have heard their fair share of excuses for dangerous driving habits, but blaming four legged furballs may be a first.
Patrolling officers clocked a black Merecedes driving at an alleged speed of 136km/h in an 80 zone on Wellington Road in Rowville about 1.50am this morning.
The same car allegedly ran a red light a short time later before police intercepted the vehicle as it pulled into a nearby residential address.
The 55-year-old Rowville driver allegedly told officers that his reason for speeding was to get home to check on his cats.
There was no kitten around when he received penalty notices for exceeding the speed limit and failing to obey traffic lights.
The cats were fine.
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