With Liz Bell
Driver ‘falls’ from car, fails test A 60-year-old Mornington man was allegedly so affected by alcohol he almost fell from the car when stopped by police near Main Street, Mornington, shortly after 10.20pm on Saturday 16 April,. Police said the man’s breath alcohol concentration was .255, more than five times the legal limit. The man will have to pay more than $1000 to get his vehicle(right) back and face the Magistrate’s Court at a later date.
Slow learner A LEARNER driver who had his vehicle impounded in February was stopped by police on
Information Session
This evening is an opportunity to hear from the Dean of Boarding, Tim Byrnes and the new Director of Admissions, Gary Peckham. They will outline how boarding at Scotch provides a unique educational journey and access to world class facilities on the School’s 27 hectare campus in Hawthorn. Tim & Gary will be available to answer questions during the evening as well as outline how to apply for Boarding Scholarships.
Dromana drinking HIGHWAY Patrol officers caught a drink driver four times over the limit at a random breath testing site in Dromana on Easter Saturday 16 April. A Honda CRV with two adults and two children inside was seen pulling over just before a roadside testing site on the Nepean Highway, around 5.30pm. Police allege the female passenger swapped seats with the male driver and then drove toward the testing site. A preliminary breath test was conducted on the original driver, who returned a positive reading. He was taken to a nearby police station, where he returned an evidentiary breath test of 0.205. The 39-year-old Thomastown man had his licence suspended immediately and his vehicle will be impounded. The impound was part of the state-wide Operation Compass during the high-risk Easter holiday. Police targeted impaired driving, speed, distraction, and fatigue in high-risk areas throughout metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.
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Hodgins Road, Hastings on Monday 28 March and had a second vehicle impounded for licence infringements. In the latest incident, police in the Hastings divisional van spotted the driver’s unroadworthy vehicle with two rear bald tyres, and further inquiries revealed the driver was an unlicensed learner who was accompanied by a P-plater. Under the Road Safety Act, a learner permit holder without a fully licenced accompanied passenger can have their vehicle impounded. Further inquiries revealed the driver’s other vehicle was impounded the previous month by Somerville Highway Patrol. The vehicle was towed at a cost of $895 and a date set with the Frankston Magistrates Court.
Please feel free to invite any friends or colleagues who might be interested. Refreshments including food will be served. For catering purposes please rsvp by the 28 April 2022 at https://www.trybooking.com/870137 or on 03 9810 4433 or juanita.mccreery@scotch.vic.edu.au Date & Venue: Thursday 5th May 2022 at 6pm – 9pm Lancemore Lindenderry, 142 Arthurs Seat Rd, Red Hill VIC 3937.
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Witnesses sought POLICE are seeking witnesses to an alleged assault at the Dunns Road, Mornington dog park about 2.15 pm on Saturday 25 September 2021, after receiving new information. Police allege a man followed another man and his mother around the dog park while filming on his phone. It is alleged a verbal altercation occurred, which resulted in one man knocking the phone out of the other man’s hand. Police are appealing for any witnesses to the incident to contact Mornington Police on 5970 4900 quoting reference number 210318592.
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Southern Peninsula News
20 April 2022
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