By Brendan Rees
A police road safety blitz has caught 358 drivers in the southern metro region breaking the law.
As part of Operation Reset from 1-4 August police from Casey, Greater Dandenong, and Cardinia came together in an effort to reduce the number of lives being lost on our roads.
Unregistered vehicles topped the list of offences with 123 drivers caught while 98 drivers were detected speeding.
During the operation, 30 drug drivers, nine drink drivers, 23 mobile phone offences, four disqualified drivers, three seat belt offences, 26 impounds, and 42 unlicensed drivers were also detected.
Southern Metro Region Acting Commander Tony Silva said it was alarming to see the number of dangerous choices people continue to make when they get behind the wheel.
“It’s a harsh reality of our roads that every offence, be it speeding, drink or drug driving, or failure to wear seatbelts, can take a life in a split second,” A/Cmdr Silva said.
“Poor driver behaviour on our roads continues to kill and injure family, friends and loved ones.
“The operation may have finished but our focus to reset this behaviour on our roads remains.
“We are incredibly saddened by how many lives have already been lost in Victoria’s south east this year, with 24 people not returning home to their families,” A/Cmdr Silva said.
