Geelong Highway Patrol were left gobsmacked after they picked up a motorcyclist travelling 123km/h over a 100km/h speed limit in Corio yesterday.
The Albert Park man was intercepted on the Geelong Ring Road travelling 223km/h just after 4pm.
The rider, aged in his 30’s, told police he was riding to Torquay to get some hand sanitiser and was riding around before he returned home.
He is expected to be charged on summons with exceeding the speed limit by 45km/h or more and driving at a speed dangerous.
His Ducati was impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1137.
Whilst committing the offences the rider was found to be in breach of the directions issued by the Chief Health Officer and he was issued a $1652 penalty notice.
The directions by the Chief Health Officer, under the State of Emergency declared in Victoria, have been enacted to help stop the spread of Coronavirus.
This impound forms part of Operation Nexus, a five-day focus on keeping our community safe on the roads during the Easter long weekend.
The state-wide operation aims to reduce road trauma, including the number of lives lost and injuries on our roads.
During this time motorists can expect to be breath tested and drug tested, have their vehicles scanned and be checked for speeding.
The operation involves all available personnel including local road policing units, general duties, other operational policing units and centralised resources from Road Policing Command.
The operation started at 12.01am on Thursday 9 April and concludes at 11.59pm on Monday 13 April
