One in every 420 drivers who were breath tested during Operation Amity were caught over the legal alcohol limit.
With increased roadside alcohol and drug testing being the aim of the game for the operation, police detected 214 drink-driving offences from 89,835 preliminary breath tests.
Road Policing Assistant Commissioner Glenn Weir said the findings reflected the poor decisions people made on the roads.
“We continue to see far too many people making poor choices and opting to drink or take drugs and then drive,” he said.
“The number of drink drivers caught during Operation Amity is concerning, particularly with so many high-range detections — but any level of impairment on our roads is cause for concern.
“If you think you can drink or take drugs and drive — think again.”
Of the 2441 roadside drug tests conducted, one in every 16 drivers tested positive to drugs, with 154 drug driving offences detected.
One hundred drink drivers were caught on Sunday, January 25 — recording the highest number of impaired driving detections.
Monday, January 26 saw the most drivers caught speeding, with 662 speeding infringements issued.
Summary of the 5518 offences detected
- 2288 speeding offences
- 487 unregistered vehicles
- 403 disqualified/suspended and unlicensed drivers
- 363 disobey signs/signals
- 223 mobile phone offences
- 214 drink driving offences from 89,835 preliminary breath tests
- 154 drug driving offences from 2441 roadside drug tests
- 84 seatbelt offences
- 81 vehicle impoundments
Five lives have also been lost on Victorian roads since Friday, January 23.
These include: two passengers after a vehicle collided with a pole in Ferntree Gully on Saturday, January 24; a driver following a head-on collision between two vehicles in Whittlesea on Sunday, January 25; a driver after a vehicle collided with a tree at Athlone on Sunday, January 25; and a motorcyclist following a collision with a vehicle at Cranbourne West on Monday, January 26.
This brings the total lives lost on Victorian roads to 19 in 2026, compared to 29 at the same time last year.
Mr Weir said police would continue to target road-related offences.
“With warm weather set to continue, police will continue to be out conducting alcohol and drug testing anywhere, any time, and motorists should expect to be tested — and you will be caught,” he said.
“With five lives lost in four days, this should be a wake-up call to all motorists that we cannot afford to be complacent when it comes to road safety — it must remain a priority.”
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