Police have charged a man and impounded his vehicle after he was caught allegedly driving over twice the speed limit in Dandenong South overnight.
Cardinia Highway Patrol officers initially detected the Holden Commodore travelling at an alleged speed of 142km/h in a 100km/h section of the Monash Freeway just before 4am.
As officers followed the vehicle, the Commodore allegedly increased its speed to 214km/h.
The vehicle was intercepted shortly after stopping at a red light on Pound Road.
The driver of the Commodore, a 30-year-old Longwarry man, was charged with reckless conduct endangering serious injury, drive in a manner dangerous and two counts of speeding.
He will appear at the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on the 30 April 2024.
The Commodore was impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1038.
