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Highway Patrol - Season 14 - Episode 03: Mirror Image
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00:04Tonight on Highway Patrol, failing to stop, had a big smash, and failing full stop.
00:11You see me pull up beside you and tell you to stop?
00:13Alright.
00:15A late payment means he's late for work.
00:22And a genuine marvel on two wheels.
00:25Spider-Man.
00:26I was going to say, is that him?
00:28Not every day you see Spider-Man getting around.
00:30What's the story of that?
00:54There you go.
00:55106.
00:56This one here.
00:57The white Mercedes has slowed down too late.
01:00It's been lasered fair and square by Officers Meade and Ranity.
01:09We'll have a bit of a chat to him, see what he's up to.
01:14Hi, how are you?
01:15I'm good, thanks.
01:16Got your licence on you there?
01:18Let's get you to do a PBT for me.
01:20You've been driving a motor vehicle tonight.
01:21Okay, that's just enough.
01:22Okay.
01:23Have you had any alcohol tonight?
01:24I had a 4% can, but maybe an hour ago.
01:28Yep.
01:29Okay.
01:30Okay.
01:31All right.
01:31Okay.
01:32One can of beer, but the result is a fail.
01:36You've just got to read something to your mate, okay?
01:38Yeah, I'm hoping this can just be like a warning.
01:48The registration is coming up as expired, and it looks like it's expired back in December
01:54of 23, so that's about five months ago, so now it is cancelled.
01:59I just want to intercept this mail, have a chat to him about his registration, and we'll
02:03see what he's got to say.
02:04The driver's pulled over just outside his place of work, but work may be delayed a bit
02:10this morning.
02:12I'm Senior Constable Millership.
02:14I'm from the Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol.
02:15Do you have your driver's licence with you, sir?
02:17Just intercepting you for a licence check and a registration check.
02:20Perfect.
02:21Are you the registered owner of this motor vehicle, sir?
02:23That's under my wife's name.
02:25Under your wife's name?
02:26The reason we've intercepted you today...
02:29All right, so our car is fitted with number plate recognition cameras.
02:33Yep.
02:33It has scanned the number of plates on your car, and it's saying that your car is unregistered.
02:37Oh, okay.
02:38It expired on the 12th of December of last year, so it being more than three months unregistered,
02:43the plates are cancelled.
02:45F***.
02:55Senior Constable Nick Rose has just seen what can only be described as a motorcyclist on the
03:01fly.
03:01Spider-Man.
03:04Unlicensed.
03:05The bloke's dressed up as Spider-Man, which is something you don't see every day, but
03:09the ANPR's picked up that he's flagging to be unlicensed as well, so pull him over and
03:14have a look and make sure he checks out.
03:15Ask him where Iron Man's gone.
03:17But the web says Spider-Man has got a licence, just renewed today, and the forecourt attendant
03:23has got something to tell the boss.
03:28G'day mate, how are you going?
03:30Not every day you see Spider-Man getting around.
03:32What's the story of that?
03:34I just want to put a smile on people's faces.
03:37Yep.
03:37Bet you get a lot of attention with it.
03:39Oh yeah, absolutely.
03:40Yeah, nice one.
03:41Mate, have you got your driver's licence, Andy?
03:42Your rider's licence?
03:48Oh, I just got it back.
03:50Yeah, the computer system flagged your rego and you came up as being unlicensed, but
03:54it all seems to have cleared itself up.
03:57What'd you lose it for?
03:58I just cleared them.
03:59On this?
04:00Mm-hmm.
04:00Yeah.
04:01So you were dressed as Spider-Man when you got done as well, were you?
04:04Yep.
04:04You just always ride like that, do you?
04:06I got a bit of a suit custom made.
04:08I made the helmet.
04:09Did you?
04:10Yeah.
04:10Yeah, nice one.
04:11Good work.
04:12Nice.
04:13Take it easy with the right hand, mate, and good to see you back on the road.
04:17Thanks for your time.
04:18There you go, mate.
04:19Have a good one.
04:21Yeah, nothing special about it.
04:22He just likes to make people smile and go about his day, and I suppose he's happy making
04:26other people happy, so good on him.
04:30He'd have to be hot 30 degrees outside.
04:32Dressed up like that, that's some serious commitment.
04:46That Commodore going out is disqualified.
04:49Disqualified?
04:50Okay.
04:51It's already clear the driver of the dark grey sedan is in something of a hurry.
05:00Slow down.
05:07We'll pull over.
05:11Take the one for it.
05:16Pull.
05:18You've got to pull up a side again.
05:23Oi!
05:29He hit the car.
05:31He did.
05:36Have you had any alcohol tonight?
05:38This young man doesn't just drive fast, he talks fast.
05:42Officer Mead can't get a word in edgewise.
05:45The reason why I was speeding was because someone was in front of me and I was trying to overtake
05:49him, so I sped up a little bit to overtake, and I realised I was going a bit over.
05:53It's 80 on the road, so I was going a bit 20, 30 to 90 I was going.
05:56I wasn't speeding.
05:57I never speed down.
05:57I got you at 105 on my laser.
06:00Yeah, I know.
06:01I was trying to take over someone that was right in front of me going very slow.
06:05Got it.
06:06But about that failed breath alcohol test.
06:09Anyway, that's all right.
06:10What do I do?
06:10I'm going to find out where we're going to do this breath test, okay?
06:13Yeah.
06:13And then I'll let you know, okay?
06:14Is that my licence?
06:15Yes, yeah.
06:15Okay, awesome, awesome.
06:16Hold there, yeah.
06:17Okay.
06:17I'm not a criminal.
06:18I don't have zero charges.
06:19I've never committed a crime my entire life.
06:21No, no, no, no.
06:22I know I'm black.
06:23I'm a law-abiding citizen, been for 20 years.
06:25So we detected a white Mercedes doing 105 in the 80 zone.
06:30After we've pulled him over, done the PBT, and he's gone over the legal limit.
06:35So one of the guys in the office is bringing up our mobile unit to do a breath test, and
06:40yeah,
06:40see what happens.
06:42Sorry.
06:42I just have to grab your keys, that's all.
06:44Here you go.
06:51So the registration expired back in December last year.
06:55So the 12th of December.
06:56No way.
06:57Yes.
06:58So now the plates are cancelled, sir.
07:01Then I have to bring up my wire then.
07:04You can call her if you wish.
07:05It's a lapse in registration.
07:07And total humiliation.
07:12Now he says that it's expired in three months, almost five months.
07:19No.
07:20If you paid it and you got under your email or what?
07:25I have to check.
07:26I have to check back.
07:29I have paid a long time ago already.
07:34Is the window done yet?
07:36The window done.
07:38I just arrived back to work.
07:39And then the police around me, even if they got there quickly.
07:43Please.
07:44I got locked up.
07:49All right, so our system is directly linked with VicRoads.
07:53So what we have is what VicRoads has.
07:55And it's still saying that it's cancelled.
07:57So no payment has been received.
08:00Because she says she paid it.
08:02She may have received the notice in December.
08:04The problem is I'm driving her car, her driving my car.
08:08Because I've got the new car.
08:09She drives the new car.
08:10I have to drive the old car.
08:11That's all.
08:12And then usually I pay her car and then she play my car.
08:15That car.
08:16And then I always rely on each other.
08:19All right.
08:19I'm just going to explain it to you.
08:21Look at this door.
08:22They think I've got the trouble.
08:25You're not in trouble.
08:28But because the place is cancelled, like I said, they belong to VicRoads.
08:32All right.
08:32What can I do now, sir?
08:33So I take the plates off the car.
08:35That would be me heart to heart, mate.
08:42Slow down.
08:45You've got to pull up a side again.
08:47The driver ahead is disqualified.
08:50And he's had multiple opportunities to pull over.
08:55Oi!
08:59Did you hear the car?
09:00He did.
09:01That's one car.
09:03Minus one wing mirror.
09:05You just hit the car.
09:09What's going on?
09:10Give me your car keys.
09:12Give me your car keys.
09:14Really?
09:15You've just hit the car.
09:16Well, because you were pushing me, bro.
09:18Yeah, I've told you to stop.
09:20Oh.
09:20Did you see me pull up beside you and tell you to stop?
09:22Oh, man.
09:23You didn't see me pulling up beside you with my lights and sirens on.
09:26I followed you all the way.
09:27I was sitting back there with the lights.
09:30The camera never lies.
09:32But spare a thought for the gentleman minding his own business in a rental car.
09:37So what can you tell me about the status of your licence?
09:40Pretty sure you've got a licence, yeah.
09:42You're pretty sure you've got a licence.
09:44Well, your licence expired on the 27th of January 2024.
09:48Oh, that's it?
09:49Yeah.
09:50So that's probably one of the reasons.
09:54Oh, right.
09:54I'm on the one point, yeah.
09:56You were on the one point?
09:57Well, I'm, yeah, I'm pretty, I'm on the one point.
10:00I lost my licence about four, five years ago.
10:04We followed the driver for about a kilometre and a half up a roadway where there are many
10:09side streets, there are many car parks, and there's also quite an extensive marked lane
10:15where you could pull over on the side of the road safely.
10:17He said there was nowhere to pull over, and I showed him, but he still said that he couldn't
10:21see.
10:21It's quite senseless.
10:23But it clearly shows that this motorist just didn't want to stop for police, had no respect
10:29for authority or what we're doing here with road policing.
10:32I was actually talking on the phone, and I just was, had a big smash.
10:37The car went past and just scared the crap out of me.
10:39I wasn't sure what had happened, whether the car had been sideswiped or, you know, they
10:42just broke the mirror, but it was a loud bang.
10:45Yeah, it was quite frightening, really, to be honest.
10:48I'm just going to get a lawyer to go and sort it out.
10:51Yeah, it just seems to be pretty, pretty good.
10:54Look at that.
10:56Yeah.
11:00Hello?
11:02I can't find it.
11:05So, are you paid it or you forgot to pay it?
11:23The onus is on the driver in the state of Victoria, whether it be your licence, making sure that
11:29that is full, valid, and current, as well as your registration.
11:31So don't always trust the word of your friends, relatives, or whoever you're borrowing the
11:36car from.
11:37Make sure for yourself.
11:38They check it, but we haven't paid for it.
11:41I forgot it.
11:42I don't know.
11:42Because he won't pay for it.
11:44I remember when he's in December.
11:46Huh?
11:47Huh?
11:48You give me a good, very good time today.
11:52Yeah, no, just a bit of humour on his behalf, but no, we have to keep him on his toes.
12:02Oh, I had no idea with Eric.
12:04It wouldn't surprise me what he's done.
12:06He's such a character, so who knows what.
12:09So.
12:10But what isn't going to be funny is what's happening next.
12:13Unfortunately for you, there will be an infringement notice, a fine, for using an unregistered
12:18motor vehicle.
12:19And the process from here...
12:20Any changes?
12:23Any changes?
12:24Give me a changes?
12:25Because I don't know.
12:25I have no, see, I've got it.
12:28Five months?
12:29No idea.
12:29I know that.
12:30No, see, see.
12:31No chance.
12:32See?
12:33You've had five months of chances.
12:35Your luck has run out.
12:36I can walk to the VicRoad now.
12:37I've got to do it right now.
12:38Well, this car needs to be re-registered.
12:41So it needs a roadworthy.
12:43It needs to go through VicRoad again to get it re-registered.
12:46Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
12:48Yes.
12:53You can't go 80 and take over someone that's going 80, correct?
12:55You have to go a bit over to go over, to take over someone that's going 80.
13:00Officer, that's 100% correct.
13:01I do have to think of the road rules.
13:02I was just trying to take over someone.
13:04I'm not, I'm not this crazy person, you know.
13:06No, no.
13:06That's a separate issue with the speeding fine, so that'll just be an infringement.
13:10Thank you officer.
13:10But you were actually 2Ks off losing your licence.
13:13Wow.
13:13So, yeah, yeah, 25 is just a bit too much.
13:16A fast-talking driver's been caught speeding.
13:19Officer Matthew Mead can't understand how he's blown over the limit after just one beer.
13:26You said you had it at 5.30, which was four hours ago.
13:30It's funny that, it's funny that you've gone over.
13:32Time for the second test.
13:34Jump out.
13:34Yeah, jump out.
13:35We've got to do it over here.
13:38So this is an evidentiary breath test, OK?
13:41I'm just nervous, OK?
13:42That's why I'm a bit nervous.
13:43I haven't committed a crime my entire life, OK?
13:45You can check my record.
13:46Clean citizen, 20 years in Australia.
13:48Clean, OK?
13:48Go.
13:49And go hard.
13:50Right to the end.
13:52All the way to the end.
13:53Harder.
13:53Come on.
13:54Harder.
13:54Harder.
13:55Come on.
13:55Keep going.
13:56You can do it.
13:56Keep going, mate.
13:57Keep going.
13:58Go, go, go.
14:00Go.
14:01Well done.
14:02Oh my God.
14:02Jeez, that's the longest one I've seen, but you got there.
14:04Well done.
14:05Yeah, I did well.
14:06I work in .
14:07I'm a low-abiding citizen, been for 20 years.
14:09I don't commit a single crime my life.
14:12Check my history.
14:13Check my licence.
14:14So I'm hoping you guys can let me off.
14:16I don't know what's going to be.
14:17I had one can.
14:19If he's had one beer, he should be fine.
14:22If he exceeds .05, he could lose his licence.
14:31The driver of this vehicle damaged a parked car after failing to stop for officers cute
14:38and decent.
14:39Yeah, no.
14:40I understand.
14:41Yeah.
14:41That's fine.
14:43He's calling his lawyer, but it's unclear what the point of that would be.
14:48The cameras on our roof have signified that you're disqualified or suspended in Victoria.
14:53Did you see us behind you on Beach Street there at the set of lights when you were stopped?
14:56I'm a lot confused.
14:57They're, like, I don't know who you were pulling over, to be honest, but yeah, like, yeah.
15:05Okay, then we followed you through the set of lights.
15:08Yeah.
15:08And I put my siren on.
15:11I beat my horn.
15:11I came up beside you.
15:12I told you to pull over.
15:14Well, what part of that didn't you understand?
15:16I just didn't think there was anywhere safe to pull over, but if there's anything else...
15:20There was nowhere safe.
15:20Can you see the massive part of vacant land?
15:23See where that guy in the red T-shirt is?
15:24Can you see that whole bit there where there's no cars there?
15:27I can't see that far.
15:28You can't see that far?
15:29Sorry.
15:29There's a problem with your eyes, is there?
15:32Is there a problem with your eyes?
15:32Is there a problem with your eyesight that you can't see the guy in the red T-shirt?
15:35I'm just a bit sick at the moment.
15:36A bit sick.
15:37You've collided with this car.
15:39You've just blown its side mirror part.
15:42When you guys came next, I felt like I was pushed in.
15:46But any further comments, yeah, my lawyer can answer that.
15:50Thank you very much.
15:51Your lawyer can answer that.
15:52Okay.
15:54However, there is a chance the driver may be contacted by a lawyer himself.
15:58I was actually on the phone to my GP, to be honest.
16:01It was a telehealth appointment, and he sounded concerned.
16:04I said, I've got to go.
16:05I've just been hit by a car.
16:07I'm sure he'll be calling me back later to make sure everything's okay.
16:10I'm lucky I've got blood pressure medication.
16:12That's all I've got to say.
16:14Senior, have we confirmed that this gentleman is disqualified or suspended in Victoria?
16:18Yeah, he's disqualified.
16:20He's coming up disqualified.
16:21What's going to happen today?
16:22The vehicle's going to be impounded for 30 days.
16:24Right.
16:24All right.
16:25Is that damage that's happened to your side mirror?
16:27Did you blind that guy's mirror off?
16:28All right.
16:29Do I have to ask you?
16:29Yeah, don't touch it, please, mate.
16:30All right.
16:30I'm pointing to where you've hit it.
16:33No, I understand.
16:34Yeah, I was in droves driving the car, but just please don't touch it in my car, please.
16:43My wife gave me a good time, eh?
16:45She forgot to pay the rig for five months.
16:48She only paid the insurance.
16:51This man's wife forgot to pay their car's registration five months ago.
16:57Now, officers Millership and Goldsworthy are removing their plates.
17:02Can you believe that?
17:04I can't believe that.
17:05Get back to work.
17:07No way.
17:08Get back to work.
17:09For using an unregistered motor vehicle, it is $962.
17:14What?
17:14That is due on the 30th of this month, which is 28 days from today.
17:18Those plates belong to VicRoads again, okay?
17:21So they don't exist anymore, technically.
17:23To get this car home from here or to a place of repair, you'll need to get an unregistered vehicle
17:29permit.
17:29Yep.
17:31Depending on the length of time that you require that, they do them in day increments, so you
17:36can go up to seven days or whatever.
17:37Get an unreg permit to get it home.
17:39I will.
17:40I know it's a lot.
17:42All right?
17:43And then keep a copy with it, because it's obviously digital now.
17:45So if you are pulled over for not having plates on your car, you're not going to get another
17:49one of these.
17:50Yep.
17:50All right.
17:50Do you have any questions for me, sir?
17:52No at all.
17:54Thanks for that.
17:55You're an absolute character.
17:57No.
17:57You're a very funny man.
17:59Not at all.
18:00All right?
18:01I wish you luck.
18:02It surprised me today.
18:03It looks like I'll be driving him to work.
18:06That's how much we need him here.
18:09Thanks for that.
18:10Thank you very much, sir.
18:16Well done, Eric.
18:18He is gold.
18:19That is hilarious.
18:27Big breath, mate.
18:28Big breath.
18:29And blow hard.
18:29A speeding driver who says he's only had one can of beer is about to find out the result
18:35of his breath test.
18:37The result shows that you have a breath test alcohol concentration of 0.06, which is in
18:44excess of the prescribed limit.
18:45Do you understand?
18:46So you've gone over.
18:48Gone over.
18:48So your limit's 0.05, you've gone 0.06.
18:52Wow.
18:53Just by one?
18:54Just by one.
18:55So even just by one?
18:57Yeah, that's all it takes, mate.
18:58Yeah.
18:59You guys haven't even...
19:00That's going to help you.
19:01We can't help you.
19:02There's no help with this, mate.
19:04With drink driving laws, there's no help at all.
19:06So does it be a fine or...?
19:08It'll be a fine.
19:09Yep.
19:09I'll get you the exact amount, but it also will come with a suspension, OK?
19:14He says he's only had one can, but that's all it takes.
19:17I mean, one mistake drew attention to himself, and then you find that there's more to the
19:22story.
19:23Even one can.
19:23Don't do it.
19:24Don't risk it.
19:25Stay home.
19:26And drink at your house.
19:36Can you not touch it, please, mate?
19:38Oh, I'm just...
19:38I'm pointing to where you've hit it.
19:41I know you were just touching it.
19:41No, I understand.
19:42Yeah, I was in...
19:42I was driving the car, but just please don't touch it.
19:44My car, please.
19:46You can unlock that.
19:48So what's your reason for driving whilst disqualified today, mate?
19:50Or suspended?
19:52Like I said, any further questions will be answered by my lawyer.
19:58Alright, so you want to make no comment to that?
20:00No worries.
20:01It's not clear how his lawyer could help after he failed to stop for police and damaged
20:06another car...
20:07Oi!
20:08...whilst driving illegally.
20:10As I stated to you, mate, the vehicle's going to be impounded for 30 days, alright?
20:15And you'll receive a summons to a pair of court for driving while suspended, alright?
20:21Officer Cute makes one more attempt to make the man admit fault.
20:26I'm actually under the impression that you tried to evade us today and get us to stop
20:30following you, alright?
20:31No.
20:31What would you have to say about that?
20:35I really, um...
20:39Uh, I'm, um...
20:41Yeah, if I need to ring a lawyer, I can ring my lawyer now and...
20:44As I said, you're not under arrest.
20:46I'm not under arrest.
20:47No, you're not under arrest today, alright?
20:48If you feel the need...
20:49The offences that you've committed today are all summary offences?
20:52Yeah.
20:52Look, if you, um...
20:53If that's what you feel like you need to do...
20:55Yeah.
20:56Um...
20:56I'll discuss it with my lawyer and, um...
20:59Yeah, we can definitely have a look at those charges.
21:03We've tried to intercept this driver.
21:05We've pulled up aside him once.
21:07We gave him a direction to pull over.
21:08Um, and he saw us, uh, and he, uh, continued to drive.
21:12Um, so just pull over for police.
21:14You'll, you'll be treated with respect all the time.
21:17You just need to pull over and treat us with respect,
21:19and we'll treat the same back to you.
21:25Next time on Highway Patrol.
21:28Here he goes.
21:29Caught speeding?
21:31Call your lawyer.
21:32The registration of the vehicle's also expired.
21:34Heading to Canberra, ending up on the barrier.
21:38It all happens so quickly.
21:40And it's justice, it's law, it's the vibe.
21:44We're heading to Bonny Doon.
21:45There will be plenty of serenity out there, but, you know,
21:47I'm about my two-year-old now.
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