South west motorists were among more than 4000 Victorians who committed road offences across the unofficial Anzac Day long weekend.
During Operation Tribute, police snared 1783 speeding offences, 178 drink driving offences from 68,610 preliminary breath tests and 101 drug driving offences from 1663 roadside drug tests.
There were also over 300 drivers detected behind the wheel who were either unlicenced, suspended or disqualified from driving, and over 180 drivers caught using a mobile device while driving.
Road Policing Acting Assistant Commissioner, Justin Goldsmith, said there were some positive signs despite the large number of offences.
“After a devastating period of road trauma on Victorian roads this month, with the previous two weekends experiencing a significant number of fatalities, it was pleasing to experience a downturn in trauma this weekend,” he said.
