{"id":289546,"date":"2020-12-09T10:04:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T00:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=289546"},"modified":"2020-12-09T16:46:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T06:46:27","slug":"police-target-fatal-five-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/12\/09\/police-target-fatal-five-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Target Fatal Five"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Murgon Police Officer-In-Charge Senior Sergeant Brett Everest (Photo: Murgon Moments)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 9, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett drivers beware … and, please, take care! Police have warned there will be a strong presence on local roads during the holidays.<\/p>\n

Operation Sierra Noella will be concentrating on the Fatal Five:\u00a0speeding, drink and drug driving, lack of seatbelts, fatigue and driver distraction.<\/p>\n

Police from Murgon, Wondai, Proston and Cherbourg will be targeting drivers in four phases over the next few weeks to ensure South Burnett roads are kept safe.<\/p>\n

Murgon Officer-in-Charge Senior Sergeant Brett Everest said Operation Sierra Noella was crucial to ensuring the safety of all road users.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Christmas holiday period usually sees an increase in people travelling by road and with the recent COVID-19 restrictions lifted for certain States to come into Queensland, police are anticipating a high volume of holiday travellers,\u201d Snr Sgt Everest said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe public expect police to keep the roads safe and this operation will allow police to detect and deter those drivers doing the wrong thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urge people to be safe this holiday period.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Queensland Police Road Safety Awareness<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n