GREATER DANDENONG: Five times over limit
Springvale police intercepted a high range drink driver in the early hours.
Officers were proactively patrolling a known high-risk driving location when they first spotted the Holden on the Princes Hwy about 1am on Sunday, August 10.
Police attempted to intercept the Holden before the driver allegedly got out and fled towards a nearby property.
Officers quickly located the driver, and he was given a preliminary breath test which returned a positive result.
The driver undertook an evidentiary breath test where he returned an alleged reading of 0.260, more than five times the legal limit.
The 35-year-old Mulgrave man was issued an immediate driving ban and will be charged on summons with relevant drink driving offences.
His vehicle was also impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1159.
He will appear before Dandenong Magistrates’ Court at a later date.

