Officers from Geelong Highway Patrol, with assistance from the Air Wing, arrested a speeding drug driver in Laverton overnight after he tried to drive off from police.
The vehicle was first spotted travelling south on the Fitzgerald Road off ramp, towards Old Geelong Road, when the driver failed to pull over for police on Sunday 17 September about 9pm.
The Air Wing was called in to assist police on the ground as the car, which was of interest to police for a number of other evade incidents, sped from the area.
Police successfully deployed stop sticks in Interchange Drive before the car came to a stop about 500m away on Leakes Road.
The 30-year-old male driver returned a positive roadside drug test and was arrested at the scene.
The South Melbourne man has been interviewed in relation to the incident and is expected to be charged on summons with various offences including failing to stop on police direction, drug driving, exceeding the speed limit (over 45km/h) and using an unregistered motor vehicle.
