June 27th, 2024Hundreds caught out in Hume Freeway blitz

Victoria Police detected more than 470 offences during a major road safety operation on the Hume Freeway last week.

Operation Hamilton saw regional and State Highway Patrol units highly visible and enforcing on the Hume Freeway between Melbourne and Wodonga.

The operation ran in conjunction with Operation Furious, a New South Wales road policing operation on the Hume Freeway over the border between Albury and Sydney.

The cross-border operations saw police focused on behaviours like speeding, distraction and impaired driving that contribute significantly to road trauma.

More than half of the offences detected during Operation Hamilton were speeding-related, with the majority of those detected speeding between 10km/h and 25km/h over the speed limit.

Police conducted 777 preliminary breath tests and 161 roadside drug tests, with five drink driving and seven drug driving offences detected.

There was also a focus on heavy vehicle compliance, with police detecting 50 heavy vehicle offences during the operation.