Officers from both divisions undertook patrols in unmarked police cars to catch reckless drivers in the act on local roads.
Chief of Alton Police, Inspector Steve Mote, said that concern over the standard of driving in the area had risen steadily in recent months, with seven people killed on local roads since January.
The unmarked patrols stopped more than 30 drivers over the weekend, with offences having varying degrees of severity. Two of the worst offenders were caught in the Alton area, on the A31.
A man in his early 20s was seen travelling towards Farnham on the A31, and was clocked at over 100 mph. The patrol followed him, and reported that the car visibly lost control on the bend near The Bull public house.
Although this did not result in an accident, the driver was stopped and was reported for driving without due care and attention, and for speeding.
Another car was stopped travelling in the other direction on the A31. It was followed from Holybourne to Four Marks, at speeds of up to 120 mph.
Inspector Mote said: "The car was having to use both lanes of the dual carriageway just to keep enough control to stay on the road."
After then being clocked at 60 mph through the centre of Four Marks, the driver of the car was stopped as he reached his home, and charged with driving without due care and attention and speeding.
Both of these drivers are awaiting prosecution, and their penalties will be decided by magistrates in the near future.
The worst case occurred in Petersfield, however, on the A3(M).
A driver was spotted overtaking on the inside lane and was speed checked four times, each time at in excess of 100 mph. When the car was stopped, the driver provided a positive breath test and was subsequently arrested.
Inspector Mote said: "Despite all the accidents that have happened recently, we are still getting people driving like this.
"We were not out there to arrest people who were exceeding the speed limit by a few miles per hour or who had an expired tax disc. We were merely targeting those drivers who posed a danger to other road users.
"We are pleased that we managed to catch these offenders in the act, and we hope that it will dissuade other motorists from doing the same.
"We will be carrying out more of these unmarked patrols in the near future, and we hope to be able to say after our next patrols that we did not catch anybody."




