A 19-year-old driver has lost his licence after allegedly being caught more than double the speed in Corio on Sunday morning.
State Highway Patrol officers conducting speed detection on the Princes Freeway observed a Subaru travelling at an alleged speed of 218km/h in a 100km/h zone just after 11pm.
Officers caught up with the vehicle in Avalon and intercepted the male driver, who also had two passengers on board.
The 19-year-old Bundoora man was arrested, and his licence was immediately suspended.
He was charged with reckless conduct endangering life, reckless conduct endangering serious injury, drive at a speed dangerous, exceed the speed limit and fail to display p-plates.
He was bailed to appear at Geelong Magistrates' Court on 15 May.
The Subaru was impounded at a cost of $1325.
Quotes attributable to Acting Senior Sergeant Chris Hope from State Highway Patrol (West):
"Travelling at speeds over 200km/h on a public road are beyond dangerous and can be deadly - at that speed, any small mistake, unexpected hazard, or loss of control can result in a catastrophic crash," he said.
"With two other occupants in the car, this young driver wasn't just risking their own life, but the lives of their passengers and every other road user around them.
"Thankfully police were able to intervene before we witnessed another tragedy on our roads."
The detection forms part of Operation Arid, a statewide road policing operation conducted over the Labour Day long weekend.
Police will be highly visible and enforcing in an effort to reduce road trauma, targeting speeding, impaired driving, fatigue and distraction offences.
The operation commenced on Friday 6 March and runs until 11:59pm on Monday 9 March.
