In the early hours of Sunday 13 of April, Cardinia Highway Patrol members on night shift detected a vehicle on the Princes Freeway in Officer travelling at 161kmh.
The vehicle was intercepted, where an unaccompanied male learner was identified as the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle. The driver’s reason for the excessive speed: “I was going out to get an Acai bowl”.
The vehicle was impounded at a cost of $1444, with an 18-year-old male from Pakenham to be charged on summons.
“All jokes Acai’d, travelling at that speed is incredibly dangerous and it was lucky no one was hurt,” Eyewatch – Cardinia Police Service shared on social media.
