A MAN has had his vehicle impounded and licence suspended after being caught over five times the limit in Benalla’s main street on Friday night.

A police spokesperson said Benalla Highway Patrol officers observed a utility driving extremely slowly with no lights on along Bridge Street about 7pm.

“When the vehicle pulled into a nearby carpark, officers gave the driver a preliminary breath test which returned a positive result,” they said.

“After accompanying police to a local station, the driver undertook an evidentiary breath test where he returned an alleged reading of 0.260.”

The man’s licence was immediately suspended, and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1280.

He is expected to be charged on summons with traffic related offences.

Police will continue to be present on local roads throughout Operation Compass, a 10-day road safety blitz running until Sunday, 27 April.