A Victorian man faces multiple driving charges in New South Wales after police busted him in the same ute three times over the Easter long weekend.
At about 3.30pm last Thursday, a 25-year-old man was detected allegedly driving a ute at 180km/hr in a 100km/hr zone on the Riverina Highway, Savernake, west of Albury in the NSW Riverina.
The man also allegedly returned a positive drug test after he was pulled over.
When the vehicle was searched, police allegedly seized a machete, and a substance believed to be an illicit drug.
The man, from Kerang in Victoria, was arrested and taken to Finley Police Station where he allegedly returned a positive secondary drug test.
The man was issued an infringement notice for speeding, and his licence was suspended in NSW, fined for the machete, and issued with a court attendance notice for drug possession.
His ute was also hit with a major defect notice.
At about 10pm on Saturday, March 30, police patrolling Racecourse Road, Deniliquin, stopped the same man driving the same ute.
The man allegedly returned a positive roadside breath test, and police also claim to have found drugs when he was searched.
He was charged with multiple offences including drug possession, breach of bail, and driving after his interstate driving privileges were withdrawn.
The man was released on strict conditional bail.
However, several hours later at about 2.50am on Sunday March 31, police were called to Deniliquin Racecourse about a man driving a ute conducting burnouts.
The same man was once again arrested and was taken to Deniliquin Police Station where he was charged with a further four offences, including reckless driving and not showing proper number plates.
He was refused bail in court the same day and remains in custody to face court again on May 14.
