SOMERVILLE Highway Patrol officers chased two cars playing “cat and mouse” at Langwarrin, Thursday night (27 April), after they travelled side by side at speeds of 136kph in an 80kph zone.
Leading Senior Constable Paul Turner, of police media, said police were driving behind the Suzuki Swift and a Nissan X-Trail as they drove east along Cranbourne Rd about 11.30pm.
He said the cars accelerated away from a set of traffic lights and began speeding. When they were intercepted police were surprised to find one of the drivers – a 23-year-old Cranbourne woman – had only had her licence for four months.
Her Suzuki was impounded for 30 days and she will have to pay $1060 towing and storage costs to get it back. She is expected to be charged on summons with driving at a dangerous speed, exceeding the speed limit and carrying more than one peer passenger.
The 23-year-old Frankston driver of the Nissan is expected to be charged on summons with driving at a dangerous speed and exceeding the speed limit.
His car was also impounded and he will have to pay $1032 towing and storage costs to get it back.