BY Alesha Capone
WYNDHAM police have warned young drivers to slow down and take care on the roads, after a recent spate of teenagers and young adults flouting traffic laws in the area.
Wyndham Highway Patrol Unit Commander Acting Sergeant Graeme Crouch said on Sunday 28 August, a 19-year-old girl from Caroline Springs was caught travelling at 108km in a 60km zone on Dunnings Rd, Point Cook.
The previous day, police detected another three dangerous drivers including an 18-year-old who had been on P-plates for only a fortnight.
He was caught speeding doing 148km/h on the Princes Freeway in Hoppers Crossing, with two young friends in his car.
Perhaps more alarmingly, police also caught a 17-year-old learner driver in an unregistered vehicle without L-plates.
Acting Sgt Crouch said the L-plates were previously seized after he was fined for disobeying a sign, driving an unregistered car and driving unaccompanied.
However, during the latest incident, after refusing to pull over for police officers the youngster was pursued in Werribee and charged with evading police, using an unregistered car, being an unaccompanied learner and careless driving.
Police also caught a 32-year-old Altona resident in Wallace Ave, Point Cook driving while suspended. The previous weekend, a 21-year-old Williamstown man had his car impounded for 30 days after being caught travelling at 137km/h in a 60km zone in Point Cook and attempting to evade police.
