Castlemaine officer detected a high range drink driver in Elphinstone on Saturday night.
Officers received a number of reports of a white ute driving erratically along the Calder Highway around 7pm.
Officers were quickly on the case and intercepted a ute in Elphinstone and spoke to the driver, a 37-year-old man from Sunbury.
He underwent a preliminary breath test and returned to the station for an evidentiary test where he returned an alleged reading of 0.253.
His licence was immediately suspended and the car impounded for 30 days with $1874 in costs.
He is expected to be charged on summons with drink driving related offences.
Operation Furlong is a statewide road policing operation taking place over the Melbourne Cup long weekend.
Motorists can expect to see police highly visible and enforcing across the state's roads in an effort to reduce road trauma.
There will be a significant focus on major roads heading to areas in regional Victoria, with police on the lookout for speeding and distraction offences.
Motorists should expect to be tested anywhere, any time for alcohol and drugs, with significant penalties in place for those caught driving while impaired.
Operation Furlong commences at 12:01am on Friday 31 October and concludes at 11:59pm on Tuesday 4 November.
For more information and tips for staying safe on the roads, visit www.police.vic.gov.au/road-safety
