Police have nabbed a drink driver almost six times over the limit in Diggers Rest.
As part of Operation Amity, State Highway Patrol members were out and about in the Melton area on Saturday night.
Officers initially detected a 40-year-old driver allegedly travelling at 115 km/hr in a 100 km/hr zone along Coimadai Road about 7pm.
The driver was pulled over and undertook a preliminary breath test, which returned a positive result.
An evidentiary breath test was then performed, which returned an alleged treading of .286.
The driver from Toolern Vale had his licence immediately suspended.
His car was also impounded at a cost of $992, and he is expected to be charged on summons with traffic offences.
The intercept forms part of Operation Amity, a statewide road policing operation conducted over the Australia Day long weekend.
Police will be highly visible and enforcing in an effort to reduce road trauma, targeting impaired driving, speed, fatigue and distraction offences.
The operation commenced on Friday 23 January and runs until 11:59pm on Monday 26 January.
