DESPITE issuing warnings to the community, Casey police have detected more than 670 offences by motorists during the first few weeks of the Summer Stay road enforcement campaign.
Local police have been conducting the first of four operations – Operation RAID – to be run in Casey throughout November, December and January as part of the Summer Stay campaign.
In the first three weeks, police have conducted more than 12,500 preliminary breath tests as part of Operation RAID.
Casey Highway Patrol Senior Sergeant John Felton said they had processed more than 366 drivers for various offences.
“We have detected more than 225 drivers for exceeding the speed limit, including a male driver detected at 138km/h in 80km/h zone in Narre Warren on 30 November,” he said.
“His Nissan coupe was impounded for 30 days.”
Sen Sgt Felton said they had also caught three drink drivers, 30 disqualified or unlicensed drivers and detected more than 120 other offences including mobile phones, seatbelts, red lights and unsafe vehicles.
“Despite all the warning more than 672 offences have been detected,” he said.
“We remain committed to ensuring our roads are safe and will continue these efforts through the Summer Stay period.”
Fifteen high-priority areas were identified by Victoria Police – which included Casey – based on alcohol and drug-related road trauma levels to be targeted throughout the campaign.
Operation RAID is the first of four operations police will run locally over the summer period in an effort to reduce road trauma throughout the high-risk summer period.
Police will soon move onto Operation Break-up, focusing on high risk factors pre-Christmas including drink and drug driving, speed, fatigue and distraction.
Operation Crossroads follows which is a nation-wide operation focusing on high risk factors associated with holiday driving during the Christmas and New Year week.
Rounding out the holiday period is Operation Fresh Start, a state-wide operation focusing on similar high risk issues that present challenges with the return of the industrial sector from the holiday break.
