Greensborough Highway Patrol officers impounded a car after it was detected allegedly speeding near Essendon Fields last Friday morning (Sep. 27).
Officers detected a gold GTI sedan allegedly travelling at 147-kmh along Tullamarine Freeway in a 80-kmh speed zone area, about 8.30am.
The car was intercepted and the P-plate driver, a 21-year-old man from Sydenham, underwent a preliminary breath test.
He accompanied police to a station and returned an alleged evidentiary reading of 0.126.
His licence was immediately suspended and the unroadworthy car was impounded with towing costs of $989
He is expected to be charged with drink driving and other traffic offences.
This intercept formed part of Operation Scoreboard, a statewide road policing operation coinciding with the AFL Grand Final long weekend in Victoria.