A man who hasn't held a licence for over 30 years has been picked up over the limit and speeding in Malvern overnight.
Officers from the Public Order Response Team first spotted the driver in a gold Mitsubishi Magna speeding outbound on the Monash Freeway, just past Toorak Road, about 11.50pm.
Police detected the car travelling at an alleged speed of 140km/h in an 80km/h zone before intercepting the vehicle on Warrigal Road in Malvern East.
The 66-year-old driver returned a positive preliminary breath test before furnishing an evidentiary breath test reading of 0.152.
The driver's car was impounded for 30 days.
It is expected the man will be charged on summons in relation to speeding, drink driving and being unlicensed.
This intercept forms part of Operation Roadwise, a three-week Operation during the Christmas, New Year period. The focus on keeping our community safe on the roads during this holiday period.
The state-wide operation aims to reduce road trauma, including the number of lives lost and injuries on our roads. During this time motorists can expect to be breath tested and drug tested, have their vehicles scanned and be checked for speeding.
The operation involves all available personnel including local road policing units, general duties, other operational policing units and centralised resources from Road Policing Command.
Operation Roadwise runs from 12.01am Friday 18th December 2020 until Wednesday 6th January 2021.
