Double the limit in Bangholme

A P-plate driver has had his car impounded after he was allegedly clocked doing 167km/hr in Bangholme this afternoon, Victoria Police say.

State Highway Patrol members were conducting speed checks on Thompson Road, between Worsley and Rossiter Roads, when they detected a Mazda 3 travelling at more than double the 80km/hr limit at 3.20pm.

The 21-year-old Patterson Lakes man was pulled over and his car was impounded for 30 days at a cost of $997.

He is expected to be charged on summons with speed dangerous and exceeding the speed limit.

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