Shepparton driver allegedly clocks double speed limit

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Off the groad: Police impounded this vehicle on Saturday, May 21 in Kialla.

A Shepparton driver was allegedly clocked at 199km/h in a 100km/h zone on Saturday, May 21.

State Highway Patrol officers intercepted the Volkswagen Golf on Euroa-Shepparton Rd in Kialla about 10.20am.

Police spoke to the driver, a 37-year-old man, and impounded his car for 30 days.

The intercept was part of Operation Focus — aiming to reduce road trauma and lives lost on Victorian roads.

The Shepparton man is expected to be charged on summons with traffic offences.