Officers from Greensborough Highway Patrol were left shaking their heads after they detected a number of speeders on the Melbourne Cup long weekend.

A 19-year-old Doreen man was detected driving his vehicle at an alleged 122kmh in a 60kmh section of Plenty Rd in South Morang.

His VW Golf was impounded with towing costs of $896.10 and the probationary driver is expected to be charged on summons for numerous traffic offences.

Just before this intercept officers had been dealing with a 42-year-old Glenroy woman.

It is alleged she was driving her Holden Commodore at 83kmh in a 40kmh roadworks zone on Plenty Rd, South Morang.

She received a fine for $772 for speeding and has had her licence suspended for six months.

Minutes before that intercept officers had been dealing with an 18-year-old woman from Mickleham.

It is alleged her Mazda CX9 was detected at 95kmh in a 60kmh zone, again on Plenty Rd in South Morang.

She received a $591 fine and will lose her licence for three months.

The intercepts were part of Operation Compass, a state-wide road policing operation that coincided with Melbourne Cup weekend and the easing of travel restrictions.

Police were targeting speed, distraction, fatigue and impaired driving in high-risk areas throughout metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Part of the high visibility of Police over the long weekend saw checkpoints with breath tests and licence checks conducted at locations including Yan Yean and Yarra Glen.

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