Day two of the Christmas Road Safety Campaign sadly saw a fatal pedestrian incident in Townsville which claimed the lives of a 76-year-old man and a 75-year-old woman last night while crossing Ross River Road.
More than 2,300 speeding motorists fined on Queensland roads with the state’s most high-risk speeding motorist captured on a speed camera allegedly travelling at 145 km/hour in a 100km/hour zone on Marlboro-Sarina Rd at Marlborough.
Police additionally conducted over 3,100 RBTs (Random Breath Tests) with 93 drivers charged with drink driving.
The highest reading across the state was a 27-year-old Aurukun man who was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after allegedly returning a Breath Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.173 per cent on Pikkuw Street at Aurukun yesterday.
Officers conducted 93 RDTs (Roadside Drug Tests) with 14 drivers returning a positive test.
During Phase 2, extra police will be out in force across Queensland targeting high-risk road user
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