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Crackdown on Casey hoons
Chris Mallon
02Jul08
SPEEDING drivers will be targeted as part of a major police blitz on Casey's roads.
The crackdown follows the release of Victoria Police figures that show 47 vehicles were impounded in the Narre Warren response zone since tough hoon laws were introduced on July 1, 2006.
The figures reveal that 32 of the 47 vehicles impounded were there because of hoon driving and 15 for excessive speed.
Endeavour Hills police impounded 25 vehicles during the two-year period.
In one incident, a 20-year-old Narre Warren man was caught by police travelling at 166km/h in an 80km/h zone.
Sen-Sgt Pat McGavigan, head of Casey's traffic management unit, said police would not tolerate such anti-social road behaviour.
"We will take appropriate action when confronted with hoon drivers," Sen-Sgt McGavigan said. "We will use the full extent of the hoon legislation to stop this behaviour."
The introduction of hoon laws had reduced the incidence of dangerous driving, he said.
"The figures show that hoon driving is not confined to any one age group or demographic, but males or females of any age will be prosecuted."
In the Cranbourne response zone, 44 vehicles, 21 of which were driven by P-plate or learner licence holders, had been impounded; 29 were confiscated for improper use, 15 were for excessive speed.
Speeding motorists will be targeted in Operation Rooster this month.
