March 25, 2016
Kingaroy police have warned motorists there will be extra patrols on South Burnett roads over the Easter break.
Acting Senior Sergeant Brad Johannesen, from Kingaroy Police, said extra uniformed police had been rostered on at local stations to conduct road patrols.
This would be in addition to traffic units from the Dalby Policing Unit.
Police would be concentrating on the Fatal Five: speeding, drink and drug driving, distraction, not wearing a seatbelt, inattention and fatigue.
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On Day 1 of the Easter Road Safety campaign across Queensland, a ute driver was clocked travelling at 194km/h in a 100km/hour zone on the Sunshine Motorway at Mooloolaba.
A total of 58 drink drivers were detected and 52 drug drivers; the highest drink reading was 0.247 BAC – almost five times over the limit.
The five-day operation run from March 24-28.
