Police in Victoria’s eastern region started conducting Operation Conventus last Friday, 22 August to enforce rules and reduce road trauma.
Local uniform stations, highway patrol and crime investigation units patrolled the Knox, Maroondah and Yarra Ranges areas, providing a highly visible police presence in and around known trauma locations.
Focusing on themes of speed, impaired driving, distraction and vulnerable road users (cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians), over 3700 drivers were breath tested.
One driver was detected driving in excess of the breath alcohol limit and two drivers were allegedly driving with illicit drugs in their system.
Police also detected four unlicenced/disqualified drivers and six unregistered vehicles, resulting in two vehicles being impounded.
Operation Conventus will continue into September.