Drink driver caught at Tooborac

State Highway Patrol members intercepted a high range drink driver in Tooborac this afternoon, Victoria Police say.

Police received a number of calls reporting a Holden 4WD swerving between lanes on the Northern Highway about 2.30pm.

Members intercepted the car and requested the driver, a 52-year-old man from Bendigo, to undergo a preliminary breath test.

He returned a positive result and was required to undergo an evidentiary test where he returned a reading of 0.210%.

The man’s car was impounded with towing costs of $1125 and his licence has been immediately suspended for 12 months.

He is expected to be charged on summons for drink driving offences.

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