Motorcycle impounded in Pearcedale

Somerville Highway Patrol officers caught a motorcycle speeding at 70kmp/h over the speed limit in Pearcedale last night, Victoria Police say.

Police clocked a silver 2013 Triumph Trophy motorbike allegedly travelling at 170kmp/h in a 100km zone on the Western Port Highway just after 9pm.

The motorcycle was intercepted and immediately impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1280.

The driver, a 48-year-old Hastings man, is expected to be charged on summons with excessive speed.

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