A FRANKSTON man was among those disciplined by police who allegedly found eight people crammed into an unregistered car in South Yarra on New Year’s Day.
Police pulled the black Mercedes sedan over on Toorak Road in the early hours of 1 January. They allege that five people were in the back seats, and one was on the driver’s lap.
The driver, a 37-year-old St Kilda woman, allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading of .09. Police say the car was impounded and the driver will be charged with drink driving, overloaded vehicle, use unregistered motor vehicle, fail to display p-plates, and driving with passengers not wearing seatbelts.
A 26-year-old Frankston man and two 36-year-old St Kilda women were issued penalty notices for $385 for failing to wear a seatbelt.