A request for public assistance has been issued by Yarra Junction police to help with charges against another hoon driver in the Upper Yarra.
On Saturday 28 May at approximately 9.30pm, a male driving a black holden commodore ute, conducted a large burnout outside the Warburton Hotel in Wesburn.
A short time later the vehicle was located and intercepted by members of Yarra Junction Police Station. The vehicle was found unroadworthy and was subsequently defected.
The driver was interviewed and will be charged on summons to attend the Ringwood Magistrates Court, at a later date.
Police are requesting any member/s of the public who witnessed or have mobile phone/dash cam footage of the incident to contact Senior Constable Gavin Rhodes at Yarra Junction Police Station on (03) 5967 1104.
Police want to remind motorists that they are targeting hoon behaviour in the area and any person found to be committing these offences could face harsh penalties including their vehicle being impounded and a date in front of a Magistrate.
This is the fourth known incident of hoon driving in the Upper Yarra area this year.
