March 29, 2016
Kingaroy Police have had a quiet time during the first week of their three-week Easter road safety campaign.
Acting Senior Sergeant Brad Johannesen said on Tuesday that over the past week Kingaroy Police had issued 15 traffic infringement notices, and administered 600 roadside breath tests.
Snr Sgt Johannesen said extra police had been rostered on for the three-phase program, which will continue until the end of the Easter school vacation in mid-April.
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A 34-year-old woman allegedly failed a roadside breath test in Walter Road, Kingaroy, just before 6:00pm on Sunday. The woman has been charged with a low range drink-driving offence and is scheduled to appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on April 11.
A 39-year-old woman who was pulled over in Alford Street, Kingaroy, on Saturday allegedly returned a positive result to a roadside drug test. The woman may be charged once further tests are analysed.
Unlicensed drivers have been keeping police busy.
A 33-year-old woman driver has been charged with unlicensed driving after she was stopped by police in Youngman Street, Kingaroy, about 3:00pm last Wednesday.
A 53-year-old will face court on a charge of driving on a suspended licence after he was pulled over in Youngman Street, Kingaroy, at 3:30pm on Monday. And a 39-year-old man, stopped in Short Street, Kingaroy, later the same day, has been charged with driving while disqualified.
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The quiet Easter on Kingaroy roads has been reflected throughout the State with Queensland Police reporting that this Easter had been the safest on the State’s roads for 20 years.
“Last year we saw the worst Easter on our roads since seasonal records began in 1992. Thankfully this year, it’s a different story,” Assistant Commissioner Mike Keating said.
“But that doesn’t mean we can become complacent. We are now entering Phase 2 of the campaign which coincides with school holidays.
“The roads will be busier than usual, so we all still need to take extreme care.”
Although no one died over the Easter break, 147 people were injured in 110 crashes across the State.
Assistant Commissioner Keating said 205 drug drivers were detected, up from 55 last year, but fewer drivers had been caught speeding.