A banned drink-driver nearly three times the alcohol limit has been caught speeding at 149km/h on the Hume Highway.
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State Highway Patrol members intercepted the 28-year-old man's vehicle at Glenrowan on Saturday.
The driver returned a breath test reading of 0.143.
Checks showed his licence was already cancelled.
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The Wyndham Vale man's red Ford was impounded at a cost of $1725.
He will face court at a later date.
Police are conducting Operation Focus, targeting high risk areas in a bid to reduce road trauma.
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