A range of initiatives are yielding results for traffic police with two daytime drink drivers caught in two days.
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South-west police road safety adviser Senior Sergeant Chris Asenjo said a 39-year-old Warrnambool man was intercepted at a preliminary breath testing site set up on Viaduct Road at 11am on Wednesday.
"The driver had a blood alcohol concentration of .133 and his car was impounded for 30 days which will cost about $1200 in impoundment fees," he said.
"In Camperdown on Tuesday, a 31-year-old Camperdown woman was also intercepted drink driving at a preliminary breath test site at 1pm and returned an evidentiary reading of .15. He car was also impounded for a month and she will appear in a court at a later date."
Senior Sergeant Asenjo said the initiatives aimed to keep the pressure on offending drivers in an effort to reduce road trauma on south-west roads.
There have already been 10 road trauma deaths on south-west roads this year compared to eight for all of last year.
"We are promoting #Anywhereanytime as a clear indication of what we want the driving public to be aware of - be prepared to be alcohol and breath tested at any time of any day or night," he said.
"We'll be manning more PBT and drug testing sites - it's paying dividends."
The road safety adviser said it was surprising to catch two drink drivers with such high readings in the middle of consecutive days.
"It's alarming that there are drivers among us with such high alcohol readings. Police members are out there 24/7 and we're conducting more tests than we ever have before," he said.
"If you are caught #Anywhereanytime you run the risk of having your vehicle being published on social media. That's about the best that can happen.
"If you are in a serious accident that results in serious injury or death then you are facing spending years in prison. Consider the safety of other road users and your own future before you making the decision to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs."
"Driving under the influence will not be tolerated and we're out there like we've never been before," Senior Sergeant Asenjo said.
A driver was also caught speeding between Terang and Camperdown at 11.45pm on Sunday and a drink driver was intercepted at Terang just 90 minutes later.
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