Road safety report: Easter Break – Day 2
Queensland police are warning motorists that they will continue to come down strongly against anyone who drink drives or speeds with a number of incidents across the state yesterday highlighting disregard by some drivers of these two issues.
Just before 7pm police were called to a carpark outside a pizza shop on Jensen Street in Manoora following reports that two cars had been side swiped. On arrival police spoke to a 32-year-old woman parked in a car and she returned a positive roadside breath test (RBT).
She was transported to Cairns Police Station where she allegedly recorded a BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) of .216%, more than 4 times the legal limit. She was later charged with driving under the influence and is due to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on April 16.
Two motorist on the Sunshine Coast were recorded speeding on the Sunshine Motorway in excess of 190km/ph. One driver was recorded doing 196km/ph at Mooloolaba while another was recorded doing 194km/ph at Mountain Creek. In Brisbane’s Airport Link Tunnel two motorists were recorded driving in excess of 150km/ph in an 80km zone.
Other items of interest on Day 2 of the Easter Break campaign include:
• 0.247% BAC recorded by a 34-year-old woman at Bowen;
• 0.245% BAC recorded by a 50-year-old man at Leichhardt;
• 132km/ph in a 60km zone by a 22-year-old male motorcyclist on Hinkler Road, Worongary;
• 114km/ph in 60km zone by a 26-year-old male motorist on Princess Street, Cleveland;
Road Policing Command, Superintendent David Johnson expressed his disappointment with a small number of motorists who show scant disregard for all other road users.
“It’s disappointing to see a so many high range drink driving charges that have occurred across the state in the first two days of the Easter Road Safety Campaign,” Superintendent Johnson said.
“Drivers need to have their plan B; there is no excuse for drink driving any time on our roads. You are not only putting your life at risk, but the lives of every other road user.”
Police are also investigating following a single vehicle fatal traffic crash that occurred on the Kennedy Developmental Road at Conjuboy yesterday morning.
Preliminary investigations indicate that at around 7.50am a vehicle left the road and crashed into a tree.
The 43-year-old male driver was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The 42-year-old female passenger and was airlifted to Cairns Base Hospital with serious injuries.
Three children were also airlifted to Cairns Base Hospital with minor injuries.
The Easter Break phase of the Road Safety Campaign will continue until Monday April 2, 2018.
| Phase 1 Easter Road Safety Campaign | ||||
| Update No. 2 of 5 | ||||
| Phase 1 of the Queensland Easter Road Safety Campaign commences at 0001 hrs on Thursday, 29 March 2018 and continues until 2359 hrs on Monday, 02 April 2018. | ||||
| During the Easter Period, Queensland Police will enforce high risk road user behaviour including the fatal five: speeding, fatigue, impaired driving (drink and drug), failure to wear a seat belt and distraction/inattention in a concerted effort to minimise road trauma. | ||||
| For the 24 hour period to midnight: Friday, 30 March 2018 | 2017 Daily total | Progressive 2017 Total | 2018 Daily Total | Progressive 2018 Total |
| Traffic Crashes | ||||
| Fatal Traffic Incidents | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Persons Killed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Injury Traffic Incidents | 23 | 66 | 20 | 33 |
| Persons Injured | 31 | 86 | 24 | 41 |
| Alcohol and Drug Testing | ||||
| Random Breath Tests Performed (RBT) | 20,369 | 37,273 | 6,268 | 13,194 |
| Roadside Drug Tests Performed (RDT) | 301 | 547 | 212 | 316 |
| Drink Driving | 59 | 113 | 51 | 88 |
| Drug Driving Roadside positive tests (yet to be analysed) | 59 | 97 | 37 | 61 |
| Traffic Offences | ||||
| * Speed Camera Detections | 3,216 | 6,316 | 4,871 | 7,731 |
| * Speeding (Other) | 817 | 1,588 | 647 | 1,122 |
| * Seat Belts | 39 | 77 | 23 | 51 |
| * Mobile Phone Offences | 30 | 103 | 23 | 56 |
| * Other Offences | 654 | 1,319 | 496 | 1,054 |
| Total Offences (infringements) | 1,540 | 3,087 | 1,189 | 2,283 |
| 2017 comparative period: 13/04/17 to 17/04/17 | ||||
| The next daily statistics will be released by 10.00am tomorrow. | ||||
| Note 1: The statistics contained in this release are sourced from live databases maintained by QPS, are preliminary and subject to change on a daily basis. Any data extracted less than six weeks from the end of a reporting period is considered preliminary. | ||||
| Speed Camera Detections Note for 2018 data: 1. Data is extracted from camera databases within the Queensland Police Service (Traffic Camera Office). These systems are live databases and the reported statistics may vary on a daily basis. 2. Any data which is extracted less than six weeks from the end of a reporting period is considered preliminary.3. Detections from road safety cameras do not necessarily result in the issuing of an infringement notice. Detections from cameras are adjudicated by an accredited Traffic Camera Office staff member. The adjudication process assesses whether there is sufficient evidence to meet legal requirements to issue an infringement notice. Detections include images and associated data files used for testing camera systems during scheduled maintenance periods and normal operation. Differences observed between detections and notices issued will be the result of camera testing and adjudication processes.4. Data for some cameras is not downloaded on a daily basis. It may take at least 72 hours for all data to be available.5. Figures include data for mobile speed cameras (overt, covert & portable), analogue fixed speed cameras (where available), digital fixed speed cameras, digital combined speed/red light cameras (speed and red light detections) and the average speed camera system. |
