Highway Patrol is an Australian factual television series screened on the Seven Network that premiered on 21 September 2009. The show entered its fifth season in 2013.
Highway Patrol follows members of the Victoria Police Highway Patrol as they intercept traffic and other criminal offenders on major highways in Victoria, Australia. The show depicts the police involved in high-speed police chases, attending major road accidents, confronting out-of-control drunk drivers as well as issuing lesser penalty notices to drivers. Each episode follows the progress of a select few incidents involving various Highway Patrol officers, from the first encounter by the officers through to the officers leaving the scene, with the exception that occasionally the officers will escort a driver back to a police station for the purpose of a breath or blood sample. Fines, court convictions and demerit points issued in relation to each incident are shown in a voiced-over addendum at the end.
Highway Patrol is produced by Greenstone TV, makers of New Zealand’s Motorway Patrol with the co-operation of Victoria Police.
Episode 10 : Give It A Rest
August. 31,2015
When members of the Yarra Ranges Highway Patrol set up a covert sting, it causes them more drama than they bargained on. All hell breaks loose when police attempt to pull over a speeding driver.
Episode 9 : Yes, No, Maybe
August. 24,2015
An officers patience is tested well beyond his limits when he catches an extremely drunk driver. A driver going hellishly fast smashes into a young woman then does a runner from the scene. Officers meet a man who’s made up his own road rules!
Episode 8 : Eskypades
August. 17,2015
When officers pull over a driver, they are greeted with a barrage of swearing and aggression. A young couple's holiday gets off to a scary start when they lose control of their car.
Episode 7 : Liar Liar Pants On Fire
August. 10,2015
An officer pulls over an aggressive P Plater who was caught on her mobile phone and denies everything. An elderly woman’s driving lesson goes horribly wrong when she panics and hits the accelerator.
Episode 6 : Ghost Rider
July. 27,2015
Police spot two motorcyclists street racing each other. A driver gets belligerent when he discovers he's in trouble. Police learn a whole lot more when they pull over a man with an unrestrained child.
Episode 5 : Drunk Disaster
July. 22,2015
A drunk woman makes the worst decision of her life when she decides to get in her car and fetch takeaways. A motorbike rider risks a dangerous manoeuvre on the road and officers comes across two guys you'd never want to come to your roadside rescue.
Episode 4 : Un-Australian
July. 15,2015
A massive roadside stoush unfolds when officers stop a man who hasn't installed his interlock device. A dodgy looking car leads officers on a pursuit through the crowded streets of Yarra.
Episode 3 : Drunk Love Affair
July. 08,2015
An officer pulls over an intoxicated driver whose passenger can't get enough of him. Police deal with two agro men who have been caught street racing and get a laugh from a man on a souped up cycle.
Episode 2 : You Can Run But You Can't Hide
July. 01,2015
Officers spot a car going at warp speed and when the driver shows no sign of stopping, it becomes a full-blown pursuit. Police are baffled when they pull over a driver who insists he is a UFO.
Episode 1 : Missing Driver Mystery
June. 24,2015
A young driver is close to tears when he’s responsible for getting his mum’s car impounded and nothing Senior Constable Denis Busic says makes it any easier. When Sergeant Andy Oakley pulls alongside a guy on his mobile phone, the offence couldn’t be more obvious. But despite what Andy has seen so clearly, this driver is determined to argue the point.
