Police have charged 310 people with drink driving on NSW roads during a high-visibility operation over the Easter long weekend.
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Easter Operation 2021 began at 12.01am on Thursday last week (1 April 2021) and ended at 11:59pm yesterday (Monday 5 April 2021).
Double-demerit points were in force throughout the period for speeding, seatbelt, mobile phone and motorcycle helmet offences.
Officers were also targeting other high-risk driver behaviour, including the Four Ds: drink, drug, dangerous and distracted driving.
Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander, Assistant Commissioner Karen Webb, said the despite the warning officers charged 310 people across the state with drink driving.
"It's disappointing that there are still people in the community who aren't getting the message and are putting themselves and others at risk with reckless behaviour," Assistant Commissioner Webb said.
"Our message to road users is that police can be anywhere, anytime throughout the year; and we'll be targeting high-risk behaviour, including drink, drug, dangerous and distracted driving."
Five people died in crashes on NSW roads during the Easter Operation, two more than last year. A total of 78 people have lost their lives on NSW roads to date this year, compared to 84 the same time last year.
In another incident at 10.20pm Monday, April 5, officers detected the driver of an Audi A4 allegedly travelling about 155km/h in a 100km/h zone on the Pacific Highway, Coopernook, north of Taree.
Officers stopped the driver, a 23-year-old man, and he was subjected to a roadside breath test, which allegedly returned a positive result. Checks revealed the man had never held a NSW drivers licence and he was disqualified from holding one until July 2022. He was arrested and taken to Taree Police Station, where a subsequent breath analysis returned a positive reading of 0.126.
The man was charged with drive motor vehicle during disqualification period, class A m/v exceed speed more than 45 km/h, and drive with middle range PCA. He was granted conditional bail to appear at Taree Local Court on Tuesday 4 May 2021.
Key statistics:
. Speed infringements: 5,411
. Breath tests: 129,589
. PCA: 310
. Major crashes: 387
. Fatalities: 5
Regional statistics:
Northern Region
Restraint Infringements - 64
Mobile phone infringements - 50
Speed infringements - 1,513
Breath Tests - 20,862
PCA charges - 88
Fatal Crashes - 0
Lives Lost - 0
Reported major crashes - 68
People injured - 37
Western Region
Restraint Infringements - 67
Mobile phone infringements - 12
Speed infringements - 744
Breath Tests - 14,910
PCA charges - 39
Fatal Crashes - 0
Lives Lost - 0
Reported major crashes - 22
People injured - 7
Southern Region
Restraint Infringements - 63
Mobile phone infringements - 26
Speed infringements - 1,322
Breath Tests - 23,634
PCA charges - 58
Fatal Crashes - 2
Lives Lost - 4
Reported major crashes - 46
People injured - 20
