Articles tagged: Highway Patrol
Fog advice for district drivers
As the days get colder and nighttime and early-morning fogs start to cloud over Colac and district, Colac Highway Patrol Acting Sergeant Jake Andrews says motorists need to slow down and drive to the conditions.
Operation catches multiple offenders
Colac Highway Patrol Sergeant Jamie Kahle has slammed the “continued arrogance of drivers coming into Colac at excessive speed”, with officers out in force for the Anzac Day weekend.
Patrol officers crack down on speedsters in district
Highway Patrol members have nabbed a speeding driver travelling at 130 kilometres an hour east of Cressy.
Police target speeding drivers
“We’re regularly getting cars doing 150 kilometres an hour-plus on the highway.”
Officers detect misbehaving motorists
Police have detected more than 750 offences during the region’s latest road safety operation that scoped part of the Colac district.
Driving offences disappoint patrollers
Colac Highway Patrol officers have detected high-risk behaviour across the Easter long weekend, with multiple speeding drivers caught.
Fresh warning follows Princes Highway crash
A crash at Pirron Yallock has prompted Colac Highway Patrol to remind the community about the need to pay attention to road signs.
Drivers caught in weekend blitz
Colac Highway Patrol officers have flagged “a host of offences” during its latest roadside operation for the Labour Day long weekend.
Operation detects speeders
Highway Patrol officers have detected a speeding spike in a statewide four-day operation for the Australia Day long weekend.
Cars collide in Colac’s CBD
A two-car crash in Colac’s central business district was the result of a driver confusing the green and red traffic light colours, police say.
Patrollers nabbing speeders
Colac and district has avoided any major trauma across the Melbourne Cup long weekend, but the latest statewide road policing operation recorded a spike in speeding offences.
Be ready for police presence
Colac’s top road cop is pleading with the community to travel safe this long weekend in an effort to keep the roads trauma free.
Wake up, switch on, drive safe
Colac’s top highway cop is urging motorists not to be complacent when they get behind the wheel following recent fatalities.
Witnesses sought after intersection incident
Colac Police are appealing for information after a motorist fled a crash scene west of Colac.
Community wrapping around road crash responders
It has been a horror few weeks for road trauma in Colac and district, including six serious crashes in six days.
Car rolls in highway crash
A man was hospitalised after his car crashed into wire safety barriers on the Princes Highway and his car flipped.
Police detect 152 speed offences
Colac Highway Patrol says most motorists were well behaved over the Christmas and New Year period in regard to impaired driving, but speeding still remained prevalent.
