Victoria Police has been left red-faced after one in every of their most senior members was caught dashing a month in the past.
Glenn Weir, Victoria’s Street Policing Assistant Commissioner, was snapped by a hidden pace digicam on February 29, travelling at 58km/h in a 50km/h zone.
Mr Weir was driving an unmarked police automobile and was on the best way to a gathering on the time. He claims he thought he was driving on a highway with a 60km/h pace restrict.
The senior Victoria Police member has introduced he’ll settle for the $337 high-quality and single demerit level penalty, regardless of being eligible to have the cost downgraded to a warning on account of his good driving document.
“I take full duty for this error and am mortified it has occurred,” Mr Weir stated.
“I’ve spent my complete profession advocating for highway security and this incident proves no one is immune from making a mistake on the highway.
“Regardless of how far over the restrict, all dashing is unacceptable. For somebody in my place that is very true.
“I’m really sorry.”
Victoria Police has lengthy argued pace is without doubt one of the main causes of automotive crashes.
The state’s highway toll has risen by nearly 12 per cent from February 2023 to February 2024, with 282 deaths on the state’s roads recorded throughout the 12 months – a rise in comparison with the 267 fatalities in the identical interval the 12 months prior.
